Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first fully green, energy-autonomous island

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The northern Aegean island of Agios Efstratios (Ai Stratis) has successfully completed a pilot project to run entirely on green energy, according to an announcement by the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) on Wednesday.

Ekathimerini.com, has reported that last Saturday, the “Ai Stratis Green Island” program was tested, and for 2.5 hours, the island operated as Greece’s first fully energy-autonomous, green-powered island.

Source: ekathimerini.com

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