Nagypáli, the renewable energy village Nagypáli megújuló energiás települése

The Green Road Village Development Program started in 1997 in Nagypáli, the main goal of which was to develop the village into a European-standard, self-sustaining settlement, preserving the traditions of the villages of the Göcsej region in Western Hungary. The directions of the development were determined from the start: the use of renewable energy sources, development of tourism, building a community, environmental protection and environmental awareness, and the production of local products. In two decades, a sustainable, liveable, and well-functioning settlement has been established with all kinds of renewable energy use: a biosolar heating plant, solar collectors and solar panel farms (with very minimal municipal overhead costs), e-mobility (bikes and cars) powered by solar panels, energy plantations, etc. The latest plans include building a biogas plant and turning an old water tower into a lookout tower with a wind turbine that will also generate electricity. In 2007 they opened the Renewable Energy Innovation Eco Centre, which serves as a promotional centre, where they organise temporary exhibitions, conferences, lectures and workshops, the main topics of which are the use and implementation of biomass, biogas, solar and wind energy, and energy plantations.