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one of the most affordable renewables on the market. we unpack some of the pros and cons. hello and welcome to the program. i'm son thought of now averaging 300 days of sunshine. a yard. india has huge solar energy potential. it's still relies heavily on coal for electricity needs. compounding some of the world's worst air pollution, but with plans to get half its power supplies from general builds by 2030 india is going to have to up it soon came. a village in good art is leading the weight as the countries forced to move forward by the sun 247 ah for years the smart boards of this school in good draught, when ended useless by an under labeled power supply. but that changed when the

entire village of moore did up plugged into solar energy. now, not only does it school have round the clock, bower, the building generates its own electricity with an array of solar panels on the roof. as actually charged me, if i that acre he parallel me. you are, you don't, you could not really use our digital classrooms as much as they would have liked you for that. but since we got the solar panels in the school, we can use all the tools that use up electro city without worrying about they like to city bel electricity bill. we now use as much by as we need through the dating. so yes, how many for digging good your day that the last that get us a fine start come right after him. famous for its 11th century sun temple. madeira was chosen as the location for a pioneering pilot project that seeks to answer a simple question. gansler bol meet the energy needs of an entire real community.

in february 2022, the government provided residents with 3 panels to install in their homes. $1300.00 household signed up, and by october there will so ready. so to were those of the school and other government buildings to ensure a constant energy supply. the panels in the village are connected to a solar power plant that was built nearby. equipped with a further 22000 panels, yoga him or did i go? or ski drain as we design this plant. specifically keeping in mind the energy requirements are for their village, or we set up a 6 megawatt plan 10 or 15 mingo at betty energies to the system power we say hello . so this will feels the requirement of the entire village. hum lilly. he said that his m look full pick up then was school. the battery started system supplies, barlow and the sun is not shining during the night or the weeks of rain in the monsoon season. it ensures a smooth distribution of the power generated by the plant and mo, data as resident was on get another one up, up our bank or mom,

where every bar line needs a control room that can monitor everything and identify any fords in real time to resolve them quickly, so this system is for this solar blind and that is clean at the back is showing all the data they up to the for example, how much energy is being generated by the sun's radiation is getting measured and can be seen here. we can even monitor the sample and how the energy is spec to the entire village from here. and we can also see how much energy is getting stored in the battery is gilbert, and we can even monitor the surplus energy that gets transmitted to the mean grids in hell. what give me, classmate or very village households can generate around one kilowatt of power enough for most to cover their daily needs. if they have any energy left over, the government buys that surplus, putting money in residence buckets. this monetary incentive has served to been over more resident my in there, but it was initially skeptical about the project, but decided to get on board when he saw his neighbors. electricity bill dropped to

0. my and then i don't, i is a little earlier. our bill would be around $2500.00 degrees every madera, but now we end up pardoning money if we lose less electricity than our solar panels produce. how does alga, which every year, all our savings are going to determine into our bank account that i'm out? oh, man, get goldman? am i going to do project funded by the government to the tune of 9000000 euros is lighting up lives in madeira, a digital drumming lethargy fans, a small tailoring shop. the switch to sola has made a big difference to her business. i made my thing ponce de la d v i for that i used to operate the machine manually with my foot glassy now. after i got solar, i got an electric more dell for the sewing machine loud man. earlier i would only work in the day and make duty blouses 7 hours solar power in the house. i can work in the night to lead and make more blouses. no medical. so when i was able to make

about 50600 rupees a day, now i meet lords worked at least 1500 rupees a day. this has helped me so much in running my household expenses. her gotten me medically, got delaney at the adams got althea, madam back at madera school, solar energy is no longer an abstract concept from science textbooks. the children not experiencing the benefits of clean, green energy, honest on the sun, 1st hand. oh, my go, other village was already famous for this and damn, but it is now also in the us forced release to have solar power. and that has made it more famous. i'm really proud to say that i live in. we'll get a really, jo, my dad i mid at in india is the woods, 3rd largest carbon dioxide emitter and aims to meet half of its energy demands from renewable sources by 2030. it's an ambitious goal. madeira is a model that relies on government funding, but it's offering india a glimpse of the benefits that come with being energy self sufficient. as

global temperatures and energy force rise, the rest to transition to green energy as picked up is germany will lead many more solar energy plans to meet its climate targets. but where should i put them? it's a question that's creating conflict in rural communities. miss moore, east and german village of hawkins arden is located right next to a forest. it used to be part of a restricted military area that was cordoned off for decades where the wilderness could thrive undisturbed. but soon there might not be much left as there are plans to clear 370 hector's, a forest equal to more than 500 socket pitches to make way for a solar power plant. boy and said that i was horrified to here, we would have to chop down the woods to produce renewable energy. there are

rooftops and other surfaces available afflictions and you don't sacrifice a forest to increase the energy supply, market conflict surrounding solar power plants. many a brewing in the eastern german state of brandenburg as many surfaces here are seen as suitable for soda entity. will the country side around berlin soon looked like this. many residents are protesting but for farmers like yoga and jesus solar energy can also be a blessing they can and 3 times as much leasing the land to power companies. men from agriculture i've, i'm good to move them out as a mobile has farmers. we have to pay for everything up front, fertilizer, pesticide seeds, but we never know how the harvest will be. i do, it's a huge risk when the solar firms came to us and asked if we were interested. and of course i was because it offers security from my farm, 2 of whom,

between 100 hector's of land and the district of temper fed and north of berlin are being i'd for solar power and some here also stand to lose these riding stables are right next to the proposed plant, this is what the neighboring looked like. less appealing to paying visitors. thank us. wanted us to write. i think people will reconsider coming here to ride. they might prefer to go where they can ride by the fields and through the wooden doors inviting con, there is dialogue between opponents and supporters of the project in temper feita. the investors changed their plans following protests by citizens initiatives the under, if we reduce the planning area by about 40 percent and we have very few lines of sight from residential areas. so i mean what, where it would be seen. we plan to install hedges for her,

and we've gone far away from the village, and the residential areas are on fun. evelyn ma bong, quite different from what was 1st envisioned hawkins on north. ready what satan is that by 2045 germany hopes to get most of its energy from renewables to do this, solar and wind power systems must be expanded on a massive scale, but aren't the most suitable places for generating solar energy around the world. sunny places, not often north africa has that land enough land. if we covered 300 kilometers by 300 kilometers and with solar panels or the equivalent of about one percent of the sahara getting we could meet the entire planets energy needs. ready solar power plants already exist in the sahara, but they may need generate powerful countries in the region. nothing has come of the big plans to expose that solar power to europe due to a lack of electricity, lines, investment and political faith. and it's you,

i think if we consider these desert solar parks over 10 to 30 years now, and we don't know what the political conditions will be in 10 years time it's lava, we need multiple sources. we thank you. building solar parts here in eastern brandenburg is the way to go on. soil here is to sandy and try to grow much beyond we've used fertilizer in pesticides. we've done everything. we are cloud roofs on seeds, then ended up with no harvest kind. crawford model with little the farmers next door have the same problem, horse and vast. not only is there too little in, it's also of poor quality though farmers are now benefiting from the energy companies, offered to lease a small portion of their land for a lot of money. they also sit in the local council that decides on this investment . and the client id number, of course it does look a bit bad in your mind. i am a local counselor her and i'm also a former you've been living with us. we will not vote on this. and we will also not have any influence on the whole procedure that was in the,

on the record. the other counselors will have to decide shying on. that's how democracy works. so function either that his name or kathy but down at the riding stables, they see things differently. eulley on it really feels that local counsellors are not the right negotiating partners. i thought it was quick. the such big project simply don't belong in the hands of local community representatives or people who work as nurses and possibly can't read or understand the contracts. iraq, if i think of it, i live not pushed, the state or federal governments should regulate these things differently. i must reagan, which leads the question, who said, decide and where should all the wind and solar power plants go that are so urgently needed for the switch to green energy. in the face of controversy and on solar fox on land, floating farms are viewed as a potential solution installed on the surfaces of leaks read the was borns or

offshore beginning popularity in asia. europe's largest floating solar park recently opened in portugal. our reporter got a thought of the facility to explore its advantages. here on portugal, alcover reservoir, europe's biggest floating solar park covers the equivalent of 6 football pitches. it can only be reached by a short boat trip, one on which miguel patina has been giving many interviews. it's taken 7 years with the energy company team to bring the 5 megawatt to photovoltaic array to completion. is working. and if for you understood by everybody, what is the potential that we have here on our hands? this is natalie selling energy. that is the my purpose. oh, our purpose in my theme is that 5th,

things that are sustainable are ever risen and used the least resources are the minimum resources is possible. the energy company is investing heavily in renewable energy. solar currently only makes up 6 percent of the countries energy mix, bought an advantage of floating sober parks is that they occupy spaces that could not be used otherwise. and being on water energy production is more efficient than on land. as the panels don't heat up as much and are likely to last longer, the panels must be kept clean to produce as much energy as possible. that job requires a good sense of balance and patients. but eventually, robotic cleaners will take over the task. 1500 local households receive clean energy from the system that's been financed mainly by portugal, state energy provider, adp rocco,

for their whole rock of surfaces that can be used. and her skill realty, yes, is just as they are more poor. of course, respecting body environmental conditions, if you have it scalable, it's complementary to the other sources is not an alternative. it's a complement period. so it's the solution to go further. and 3 chris piv of her trudging and the colonizing the array connects to the grid by the hydro power plant in the damn excess solar energy can be stored or used to pump water back into the reservoir to generate hydro, electric power, the 12000 panels and 25000 floaters on the al, give our reservoir, have been tested to withstand water, wind, and rough waves. the floaters are made in this factory in cash that yet in spain's alcantur region. one carlos at a mandate is one of the engineers behind the technology. they're made from recycled

poly thin plastic and they're selling like hot cakes. and i'm a for bagging them prefer you'll get a feeling of trust in what we're just a little company, but we grew ever recent years ago. now we are 20 people who work on the design, the commercial side and engineering. if anavia yolanda, they're both younger than it was the website, blunt liberals and on the production site we're talking about $30.00 to $40.00 workers that weren't that are out in must for about the us understand does plan, but it's a real success story. fernandez and immune groupons who set up the company together in 2008. they are now adapting their floaters to other environments such as sewage plants or agriculture waste facilities. the al cave array covers less than one percent of europe's largest artificial lake. and it appears planning a much bigger floating array on the lake as part of portugal,

push for 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 the seller servants mark in portugal. and the example to the world as well, with our 1st project in a hydro, them, and then placed a benchmark in all the timothy to the world, especially in asia, asia. there was very keen on these projects because they have large dams and they also are important to me energy problem to, to solve. and they will ramp up exponential, especially with these type of projects. ah, so we can expect to see many more piece floating solar parks around the world in future to the southern indian state of thomas are now and a retired government worker who's on a mission to improve lives in rural areas. he's introduced farmers to sustainable measures that boost use and devised a string of solar power devices specifically tailored to their needs

ah. ready experiences are meant to be passed on, and david roger beulah has had plenty he spent many years as the deputy director for the department of agriculture. and i mean i do state meeting farmers who were unable to make ends meet. ready this region is one of the most economically deprived in the country. often farmers here are cortinas cycle of debt . the thing or the reading look. and when i visited, the villages almost told me to be struggling to repay the loan for coming because their earnings were to load a cream cases on when they couldn't leave a loan. they'd come from even coming in on the ground with kelly. but be la uses his experience in the field to bring change. initially,

he found 2 big problems here. the reliance on pesticides in water scarcity. both were putting farmers deeper into debt as the struggle to generate sufficient yields . families should not only but at their finances, but they should also have a budget for water starting with a water problem bu spoke to a former named santiago, who was in deep debt and willing to try out new ideas. the model version of what we call us, all of our draw fighter, to save water and money on electricity. situation where the next rainy season is delayed by 3 months, almost need to preserve water and copy a 200 liter bank and hold the water. it can be mixed with corporate, the solar power despair, distribute the mixture on crops this way we can see the product for delivery and call you back about that. and since the now had a panel, they dealt with the 2nd problem to fully invented the solar powered light controlling fast. it was this

d and the light in the powers on automatically during the night. in the plate below, we keep some water mixed with chapel with this trap in tech. pretty good. light traps around the feed act like a natural pesticides that predicts drops. but while capturing insects may be good to turn profits in the short term loss of biodiversity is bad for agriculture in the long term. so there was more to be done. and this time, the change they brought in together was the one with the most potential diversification, instead of growing crops that depend entirely on rain, like the lentil type ragdoll. they also started looking at me to vegetables and nuts, as well as hurting animals for the saying that almost do not have to spend money investing in new crop. they can use their existing cross animals, but they should look at the market to increase profitable products and keep the less profitable dropped to

a minimum feel minimum weight. you cannot be not started trying this out with central to i was i don't want to pay the bill was contributing moving on land, which does not have integration facility. if there is rain, he can get some profit. if not, then he loses everything the not, but he also had gas. you 3 and there were chickens on his farm. so we will out how he can increase the number of chickens to get supplementary income. when we calculated his profits at the end of the year exceeded 350000 rupees, or 4000 euro allowable order legit pounded to work with what he had dental began using the visa from the chicken as 40 license for his cache trees and other crops and their productivity increased too soon, after farmers from nearly 10 religious nearby also started following the new process. the minimum of the next day by i'm planning is to practice organic

farming without using any chemical pesticides in what chemicals are expensive and make farmers big. i want to empower farmers in the area to shift to are going to farming. i mean, you know what? i mean, i'm sending now speaks at community gatherings to tell his story and promote farming changes that bought, improve profit and help the environment. swiss environmentalists, li farmer, passionate about solar energy and believe the world is dreaming with good ideas, the stop noble want me to find them. the man who became the 1st person to suckle the globe in a solar power vehicle back on the route. taking your message across the earth, we caught up with him in burning. louis time, i want nothing less than to stave the wealth with his 3 towns. so le vehicle. he's traveling the globe in it, collecting ideas to tackle the climate crisis. unit volunteer life is ref nothing.

we want to meet people who are doing something about climate change i spoke with these are individuals and companies with innovative ideas. and we invite them to our video studio where we make clips for social media. we want to show, hey, the world is full of ideas. so and it's, it's simply unbelievable that c o 2 emissions are ruining our world because there are so many solutions and the newest i most contribution is the solar butterfly. the self sufficient, tiny house on wheels unfolds its solar panels like a butterflies spreads its wings. they power both the electric car that travels some 300 kilometers on one charge and the appliances inside its cabin or the color the through the coffee machine. and we run everything in here. what electricity was not just the coffee maker, but also the t. v studio in both stove like microwave shower, still the cameras and pewter commer off everything we need to leave. but it's the

well 1st vehicle built largely from plastic waste taken from the theme. and it's emissions free. there's a reason it looks like a butterfly. we have this method given that we chose the butterfly on purpose because it transforms itself is because it starts as a caterpillar. how devouring everything on the ground, allan bull, that's us, human beings, ange, height, we devour everything. oil to gas and cool from the ground out. all the re, humans have to follow the caterpillars lead. it suddenly grows, wings takes off and then flies from flower to flower get. i was always we to have to change our ways and move towards renewable energy. so we don't need coal, natural gas and oil any more, and only brow. tom and his team hoped to cover more than 200000 kilometers within 4 years. that route lead through 90 countries on 6 continents, including a spin through india in 2023, drawing attention everywhere they go to the benefits of solar power aligned is

a lot on the column. solar energy alone could save us from the worst of what a warming live out. we can use to heat houses, run cars if somebody could produce electricity and even produce hydrogen and power airplanes for all the things you feel. so 3 quarters of the problem could be solved just with solar energy. it's a lot and you lose. on december 12, 2025, the solar butterflies well tour is due to end in paris in time for the 10th anniversary of the paris climate, a cold imagine a world where every we consume energy is powered by renewable sources and not fossil fuels, from form charges to the cause, we drive around from kitchen appliances to the treadmills. we used to keep for it. i hope these episodes showed you that this is possible and that we need to continue

to move in that direction. i'll leave you with that and see you again. next week, good bye. and thanks for watching ah, [000:00:00;00] with

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