Can You Run a Grid on 100% Wind + Solar? South Australia Shows Us How
12:06 | Welcome to South Australia, a place where the winds of change are quite literal and the sun doesn’t just warm our homes but also powers them.
This Country Runs on 98 Percent Renewable Electricity
13:43 | Fifteen years ago, Uruguay was experiencing an energy crisis brought on by its reliance on fossil fuels; today, the nation produces 98 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.
How to fight climate change with parking lots
8:31 | Solar photovoltaics researcher and professor Joshua Pearce goes into the data on how placing solar canopies over parking lots could be a worthwhile investment for many cities.
How to Supercharge Renewables and Energize the World
6:24 | The power sector generates the electricity that sustains modern life — but it’s also the number one contributor to climate change.
An Economy Powered by Sun and Wind — It’s Almost Here
5:16 | Clean energy advocate Kala Constantino highlights how people across the country are coming together to transform policies, power and the economy as the Philippines maps out its green revolution.
Wind power’s unsolved problem
10:46 | Wind turbines are playing a big part in cleaning up our energy system. But the blades are close to impossible to recycle and largely end up in landfills. There are more and more companies promising to fix that. Can they?
13 miles down and 1000 degrees! Hot enough for you?
11:27 | There’s enough energy just in the very thin crust of our planet to run human society for hundreds of thousands of years.
How far can I go on my solar powered bike?
21:41 | I try to cycle to 200km to London using my Ridgeback electric bike, towing a solar panel behind me to charge the battery.
Why you haven’t seen these wind turbines around (yet)
8:33 | While we’ve grown accustomed to seeing solar panels on rooftops, what about wind turbines? Are they destined to be overshadowed by their bigger counterparts?
The Renewable Energy Revolution Happening in Ukraine
5:21 | Ukrainian energy executive Maxim Timchenko shares how his company has diversified Ukraine’s power structures to survive Russian attacks, highlighting the resilience of renewable energy.
Have we got enough minerals?
13:05 | Will batteries for hundreds of millions of future electric vehicles rob the planet of all its precious minerals? And what about all the minerals and materials for billions of wind turbines and solar panels?
How Wireless Energy From Space Could Power Everything
10:54 | Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri explains the principles behind wireless energy transfer and shares his far-out vision for launching flexible solar panels into space in order to collect sunlight, convert it to electrical power and then beam it down to Earth.
This is what’s REALLY holding back wind and solar
11:57 | Building solar farms and wind parks is one thing. Plugging them into the grid is another. How does our power system need to change to cope with more renewables?
How solar energy got so cheap
6:30 | Since 2009, the price of solar energy has come down by 90 percent. That’s no accident. It’s the result of policy interventions from the US to Germany to China.
A Faster Way to Get to a Clean Energy Future
15:22 | Ramez Naam outlines the changes we need to make to get out of our own way and create a stronger, more reliable renewable energy grid.
Copper and the dark side of the energy transition
42:25 | The transition to green energy is crucial for the future health of the planet. But it requires vast amounts of copper.
Why kites could be the next big thing for wind power
9:59 | High up in the sky we find gigantic resources of energy which are untapped so far. How can we harvest these hidden and never-ending resources?
Biogas er ikke grøn
1:05 | Grænsen for hvor meget biogas, der kan produceres bæredygtigt, er for længst nået.
Viden om biogas
20:32 | I denne video kan du få viden om, hvorfor det er forkert at give 43 milliarder kr. i støtte til biogas.
The Sun belongs to everyone
48:51 | Artist Marjan van Aubel argues for a ‘solar democracy’. The moment solar technology is linked to aesthetics and design, a whole new perspective emerges.
Aeromine Rooftop Wind. Static. Silent. 50% more power than Solar PV. What’s not to like?
9:27 | Rooftop wind power has been a goal for micro power generators around the world for many years now. There’s a new kid on the block that has no visible moving parts, makes no noise, and generates 50% more power than standard solar PV panels.
Can Wind Energy Save the Planet?
9:37 | The first-ever wind turbine was built in Ohio in 1888 and today, wind power has become a widespread, cost-efficient form of renewable energy. Alejandro Alba scaled an industrial turbine to find out if wind energy can save the planet.
Batteries are dirty. Geothermal power can help.
8:00 | In Indonesia, where the majority of nickel for lithium-ion batteries is produced, the production process emits large amounts of carbon and pollution. It doesn’t have to be this way. Indonesia sits along the Ring of Fire, one of the most geologically active regions in the world.
Cool your home with zero electricity costs!
12:42 | Solar cooling sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it could become a household phrase in a sustainable future.
Can Ocean Waves Save the Planet?
8:22 | This device, called the xWave, helps turn the motion of the ocean into electricity we can use at home. Wave energy could someday generate enough power to light up an entire continent.
The Blind Spots of the Green Energy Transition
18:01 | The world needs clean power, but decarbonization calls for a massive increase in the mining and extraction of minerals like lithium, graphite and cobalt.
A global solar PV waste TSUNAMI is about to hit!
11:21 | Solar PV panels are multiplying at almost virus-like speed all over the planet. That’s a great thing for the transition to sustainable energy, but a massive potential problem for a catastrophically ill-prepared recycling industry.
DONG to Ørsted: The Oil Giant That Turned Green
7:35 | This is the incredible story of how a nationalised oil and gas company, from the tiny nation of Denmark, became a renewable electricity powerhouse in just seven years.
Perovskite solar cells. Major new breakthrough!
11:30 | Perovskite structures have the potential to revolutionise the solar PV industry, but they are notorious for breaking down very rapidly in real-world use. Now a research team from Princeton University has developed a process for overcoming that problem.
Biomass: How clean is energy from waste and plants really?
10:59 | Clean energy from re-growing resources and waste. Biomass sounds like a perfect alternative power source. Globally, at least 5% of energy come from biomass. But what does it mean if we use organic matter for fuel or electricity?
Lifetime carbon emissions of renewables vs fossil fuel. Problem or solution?
12:17 | How do lifetime emissions from manufacture, transport and disposal of renewables stack up against fossil fuels?
Why we should be putting solar panels on our fields and lakes
14:50 | On our way to an emissions-neutral future the use of solar energy is crucial. The problem: the space for photovoltaic systems is getting tight. We need land for food, for housing, to preserve biodiversity. So where to go with the solar cells?
Biofuel instead of coal and oil – How promising are these renewable resources?
42:25 | The biobased economy promises to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, including climate change. But even these renewable resources require a production process, and that harbors new potential dangers.
Driving on Solar
47:26 | The solar car, an electric car with built-in solar panels, will be on the market in 2022. From 2030 onwards, no new cars may be sold in the Netherlands that run on petrol or diesel.
Massive global energy disruptions are coming. Brace yourself!
16:19 | 15 million jobs are set to be lost from the fossil fuel industry in the coming years, but more than three times that will be created in the renewable sector.
Why wave power isn’t everywhere (yet)
11:16 | The oceans, that cover most of the planet, are full of energy. So much, in fact, that if we could harness that of all the waves, we’d fulfill global demand three times over. There’s just one small problem.