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Station:
Pivot (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2016-04-01
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Amid rising oil and gas prices and dwindling resources, tiny islands off the coast of Europe are rethinking the future of energy.
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S1E3 - Madeira - The Struggle for Water and Power
A look at an ingenious energy solution on the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic, where the inhabitants are converting an irrigation system from the 15th century into a future-age energy storage facility.
Air Date: 15 Apr 2016 18:30 (CDT)
S1E4 - Samso - The Community of Power
How Samso in the Baltic became the energy paragon among Europe's islands. The 4,000 inhabitants decided to take the matter of energy supply into their own hands, using wind turbines and straw-fuelled thermal power stations.
Air Date: 22 Apr 2016 18:30 (CDT)
S1E5 - Iceland - Green Paradise at the Crossroads
Volcanic hydropower and geothermal energy meet nearly 100 percent of Iceland's electricity and heating demands, but the inhabitants aren't stopping there. Iceland intends to run all cars and its enormous fishing fleet on hydrogen.
Air Date: 29 Apr 2016 18:30 (CDT)