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Islands of the Future

6.1(7 votes)
2016

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Episodes

El Hierro
55m

1. El Hierro

The Canary island of El Hierro, which produces most of its electricity from wind, is the focus of the premiere episode of the series, which examines islands that have embraced sustainable energy.

Madeira
55m

2. Madeira

On the Portuguese island of Madeira, the inhabitants are converting an irrigation system from the 15th century into a future-age energy storage facility.

Orkney
55m

3. Orkney

The Orkney Islands, which is studying whether tides and waves can be turned into an energy source, are spotlighted.

Samso
55m

4. Samso

A look at the Baltic island of Samso, which produces more energy than it can use from wind turbines and straw-fuelled thermal power stations.

Iceland
55m

5. Iceland

Iceland's embrace of volcanic hydro power and geothermal energy, which provides almost all of its electricity, is detailed. Also: its effort to run all cars and its enormous fishing fleet on hydrogen.

Overview

The series looks into five islands' experiences of coping with limited resources in search for alternative solutions to the world's worsening energy crisis.

Details

Genres

Language

EN

First Air Date

2016-04-01

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

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