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The future of power

A three-part series highlighting some of the world's most innovative sustainable energy plants

8 September 2016

  • Øvre Forsland

    Beauty and power: how Norway is making green energy look good

    On the edge of a forest in northern Norway, an unusually handsome hydroelectric plant is generating a buzz

31 July 2016

  • ‘A fabulous alien metropolis’: Crescent Dunes in Nevada.

    How sun, salt and glass could help solve our energy needs

    It looks like a set from a sci-fi epic, but this solar plant in the scorching Nevada desert has a far more practical purpose…

28 June 2016

  • London Array

    How the London Array blows away the competition in green energy

    The Thames estuary is home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm – a model for exploiting Britain’s gusty coastlines

21 June 2016

  • The Weight of Light

    The weight of light: how gravity is illuminating sub-Saharan Africa – video

    Designer Jim Reeves has developed a simple, low-cost crank and motor device that uses a descending weight to power a perpetual light source

10 June 2016

  • Sunset car drive<br>Sport car driving fast on a mountain road at the sunset

    Suncatcher: the road to a solar powered global transport network – video

    The world is covered in over 64 million kilometres of road networks. What if this network could act like solar panels, and what if we could drive our vehicles with the energy generated by this?

29 May 2016

  • Hellisheiði geothermal plant, Iceland.

    Sustainable energy: inside Iceland’s geothermal power plant

    Inside the Hellisheiði plant, which provides 300MW of power – and Reykjavik’s hot water
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