Creating the 'Tesla of eco-villages' near Amsterdam

RegenVillages aims to create the "Tesla of
eco-villages," and its first
development is underway outside Amsterdam

Imagine a neighborhood that can grow its own food, produce its own energy, and turn its waste system into a closed-loop regenerative system. Now imagine a network of such villages all over the world. Pretty far-fetched, eh? Maybe, but that's what people thought just a few decades ago, when the first modern hybrids were being brought to market, and the idea of affordable and practical electric cars was starting to be pursued commercially.

But today, even just a quick look at the alternative transportation market, which includes everything from e-bikes to electric airplanes, reveals a quite different view, and while there are a number of kinks to work out (cutting costs, adding infrastructure), it's starting to look a lot less like science fiction and a lot more like we're living in the future right now. And although electric vehicles might seem a lot sexier to talk about than housing developments, addressing the sustainability of our living quarters, and the neighborhoods and communities that surround them, is something at least as eco-worthy as the latest electric mobility innovations.

Read the Treehugger story - “This eco-village is designed to be fully self-sufficient, from energy to food to waste.”