Envisci

By Ddunterman
  • 1492

    Was El Hierro the edge of the earth?

    Was El Hierro the edge of the earth?
    When people believed the earth was flat El Hierro was deemed the furthest west you can go.

  • Self governing

    Self governing
    the Valverde and Frontera town councils were created and the island Is now self governed

  • Biosphere reserve

    Biosphere reserve
    El Hierro was made a biosphere reserve that would protect 60% of the island

  • Clean energy island

    Clean energy island
    There were plans to turn El Hierro into a clean energy lab

  • New constitution

    New constitution
    El Pinar was elected making it the youngest in all of Spain

  • Power independent

    Power independent
    El Hierro is totally independent when come to power. They use wind and water generated power for all their electricity. They mainly use turbines but use hydro pumps during low wind periods. They also store power in lake sized batteries.