Off the Grid, On the Radar: Fair Isle Rewired

Sustainable Living on Fair Isle: Where Renewable Energy Meets Remote Paradise

🌱 Sustainable Living on Fair Isle

Where renewable energy meets remote paradise and 5G connects us to the world

Renewable energy system survey on Fair Isle
⚡ Surveying the renewable electricity system with Sarah and Skyelark
Renewable
⚡ The Power of Nature
Surveying the renewable electricity system on Fair Isle today, which combines three wind turbine generators, a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system and battery storage. With Sarah and Skyelark, we're witnessing the perfect harmony of sustainable technology.

πŸ”‹ Our Energy Arsenal

πŸ’¨ Wind Power
3 Turbine Generators
☀️ Solar PV
Ground-Mounted System
πŸ”‹ Battery Storage
24/7 Power Security
πŸ“‘ 5G Connectivity
Digital Infrastructure

Sustainable energy independence in Britain's most remote location

🏝️ Fair Isle today - Britain's most remote inhabited island
Connected
🌐 The Ultimate Connectivity Paradox
With wind and solar power and 5G bandwidth, we are in the middle of somewhere in the Sub Arctic Circle and the center of everything with 24 hour connectivity. This is the future of remote living - completely off-grid yet fully connected.

πŸ“‘ Digital Paradise

🌍 Location

Sub Arctic Circle 🧭
Remote yet accessible

⚡ Connection

5G + Renewable πŸ“Ά
24/7 connectivity

🏝️ ➕ ⚡ ➕ πŸ“‘ ➕ 🌱 = 🏠

The center of everything, powered by nothing but nature

Community
πŸ“ SHARE FAIR ISLE Chronicles
Check out our blog: SHARE FAIR ISLE for our day to day happenings - from discovering puffins to eating some of the freshest catches of the day: lobster and mackerel. Sustainable living isn't just about energy - it's about connecting with nature's abundance.

🌊 Daily Sustainable Adventures

SHARE FAIR ISLE documents our sustainable island lifestyle:

🐧 Puffins
Wildlife Discovery
🦞 Lobster
Ocean Harvest
🐟 Mackerel
Fresh Catch
🌱 Sustainability
Daily Living
Journey
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Remote Work, Remote Islands
In December 2020 Sarah and I spent three weeks on Fair Isle. After celebrating Christmas and New Year in West Sussex, we were off to America - proving that sustainable living principles work anywhere.
🏝️

Sarah's Island Mission

Castaway Cay
Disney's remote private island
Sustainable healthcare for staff wellness

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Ed's Remote Project

South Florida
US Navy Instructional Design
Remote work from Port Saint Lucie

Sarah on Castaway Cay, Disney's remote private island to keep the attraction show ready, and staff happy and healthy with her skilled nursing. I went to South Florida, to continue my Instructional Design project with the US Navy, working remotely from home in Port Saint Lucie!
Return
🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Back to Glorious Sustainability
And now we are back here on glorious Fair Isle, where Scotland meets Scandinavia and the North Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. This is where sustainable living meets spectacular geography.

🌊 Sustainable Crossroads

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cultural Convergence

Scotland ⚔️ Scandinavia
Ancient wisdom meets modern sustainability

🌊 Natural Power

North Sea 🌊 Atlantic
Endless renewable energy sources

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⚡ πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ ⚡ 🌊 ⚡ πŸ’¨ ⚡ ☀️

Where geography and technology create the perfect sustainable ecosystem

Collected memories in our trip reports on YouTube

🌱 The Future of Sustainable Living

Living off-grid on Fair Isle with 5G connectivity, solar panels, and wind turbines combines rugged self-sufficiency with cutting-edge technology. The island's strong winds and long summer daylight hours make it ideal for renewable energy generation, while 5G ensures fast communication despite its remote location.

🏝️ ➕ πŸ’¨ ➕ ☀️ ➕ πŸ”‹ ➕ πŸ“‘ = 🌍

This setup offers a sustainable, connected lifestyle in one of Scotland's most isolated yet breathtaking environments.

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