Capture ID: 9557 Title: Energy storytelling in Europe Causes Impacts Solutions: 3. Solutions Climate Visuals Principles: 1. Show real people not staged photo-ops, 2. Tell new stories Description: Sebastian Herbst, the managing director of Agrargenossenschaft "Fläming" eG poses for a portrait on the site of the biogas plant in Feldheim, Germany on February 21, 2023. The agricultural cooperative collaborated on a plan to produce also heat in addition to electricity in Feldheim. Since 2008, this has been supplied by a biogas plant with an integrated combined heat and power unit. The mixture of liquid manure, corn silage and grain meal needed to generate energy comes from local farmers. The plant is operated by the agricultural cooperative, now the largest employer in Feldheim with 30 employees. Feldheim is the first village in Germany to be completely self-sufficient in energy. With the help of wind energy, photovoltaics, biogas, biomass, a regulating power plant and a local heating network, the village covers its own needs. The large amounts of surplus energy generated in the process are fed into the public grid. To enquire about using this image, click the "Obtain the Image" button below to contact Climate Visuals. Country: Germany Date: 19/02/2023 Agency: Climate Visuals Mandatory Credit: Ingmar Björn Nolting / Climate Visuals Photographer name: Ingmar Björn Nolting