E&T looks at two islands that have won awards for their innovative use of clean energy. REMOTE AND RUGGED, a refuge from modern life - the cultural myths surrounding islands and their inhabitants have a fierce hold over our imaginations. Reality is often more prosaic, but could we learn how communities on islands - awash with wind, sunshine, wave and tidal energy - are pioneering use of natural resources? As the global energy supply tightens and the world grows ever hotter, the need to muster clean energy becomes acute.
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