Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Germany’s Feldheim went from an agricultural village to a clean energy role model — with its own renewable electricity grid and heating network. Here’s how it brought locals on board.
#PlanetA #Feldheim #offgrid
Credits:
Reporter: Beatrice Christofaro
Camera: Florian Kroker
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Adam Baheej Adada
Fact Check: Kirsten Funck
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
Neue Energien-Forum Feldheim
nef-feldheim.info/?lang=en
Energiequelle: Feldheim
energiequelle.de/projekte/leuchtturmprojekte/feldheim
Übersicht der Bioenergiedörfer bzw. Bioenergie-Kommunen
bioenergiedorf.fnr.de/bioenergiedoerfer/uebersicht-der-bioenergiedoerfer
RIFS Potsdam: BePart – Zur Wirkung von Beteiligung in der Energiewende
rifs-potsdam.de/sites/default/files/2025-09/bepart-projekt-report_final.pdf
Fachagentur Wind an Land: Umfrage zur Akzeptanz der Windenergie an Land Herbst 2022
fachagentur-wind-solar.de/fileadmin/Veroeffentlichungen/Wind/Akzeptanz/FA_Wind_Umfrageergebnisse_Herbst_2022.pdf
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
00:42 What’s the deal with Feldheim?
02:18 How it got residents on board
03:35 How it created new jobs
05:08 How it became energy independent
07:03 Meet Feldheim’s new residents
08:20 Why did this approach work in Feldheim?
09:56 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
Germany’s Feldheim went from an agricultural village to a clean energy role model — with its own renewable electricity grid and heating network. Here’s how it brought locals on board.
#PlanetA #Feldheim #offgrid
Credits:
Reporter: Beatrice Christofaro
Camera: Florian Kroker
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Adam Baheej Adada
Fact Check: Kirsten Funck
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
Neue Energien-Forum Feldheim
nef-feldheim.info/?lang=en
Energiequelle: Feldheim
energiequelle.de/projekte/leuchtturmprojekte/feldheim
Übersicht der Bioenergiedörfer bzw. Bioenergie-Kommunen
bioenergiedorf.fnr.de/bioenergiedoerfer/uebersicht-der-bioenergiedoerfer
RIFS Potsdam: BePart – Zur Wirkung von Beteiligung in der Energiewende
rifs-potsdam.de/sites/default/files/2025-09/bepart-projekt-report_final.pdf
Fachagentur Wind an Land: Umfrage zur Akzeptanz der Windenergie an Land Herbst 2022
fachagentur-wind-solar.de/fileadmin/Veroeffentlichungen/Wind/Akzeptanz/FA_Wind_Umfrageergebnisse_Herbst_2022.pdf
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
00:42 What’s the deal with Feldheim?
02:18 How it got residents on board
03:35 How it created new jobs
05:08 How it became energy independent
07:03 Meet Feldheim’s new residents
08:20 Why did this approach work in Feldheim?
09:56 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
