The world’s first solar powered nation

Pacific Tokelau Island Chain Becomes World’s First Solar-Powered Nation | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
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The remote Pacif­ic Island ter­ri­to­ry of Toke­lau has offi­cial­ly become the world’s first solar-powered nation! The pop­u­la­tion of 1,411 peo­ple decid­ed to end their reliance on around 2,000 bar­rels of diesel each year, and instead install…

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