More rain, please. Small hydro, right, is the mainstay of the island’s energy scheme. This stream (or "burn," in Scottish parlance) powers a six-kilowatt hydroelectric dam. Mike Goldwater
Are we ready? Joe Brown, bottom, of the Scottish company Energy Renewed, prepares to install a turbine at the base of An Sgurr, Eigg’s most famous landmark.and’s most famous landmark.Mike Goldwater
Back on the Farm. Duncan Ferguson, far right, returned to Eigg from the mainland in 1997, seeing new economic opportunities after the buyout of the island from former owner Keith Schellenberg. Mike Goldwater
Power Source. Maggie Fyffe came to Eigg in 1976. She spearheaded the fund-raising effort that led to the community buyout of the island in 1997.Mike Goldwater
Energy guru. John Booth, a director of Eigg Electric, oversees the island’s photovoltaic array. At full capacity, it can produce 10 kilowatts of electricity. Mike Goldwater
New vistas. Eigg's wind farm is perched on a headland on the island's southern tip, overlooking the neighboring island of Muck, population 30.Mike Goldwater
Homemade. Eric Weldon, bottom right, inspects the hydro unit that supplies electricity to his home. Weldon’s wife, Rachel Vameer, is the local doctor.Mike Goldwater