NOVA Season 38 Episode 17 Power Surge 2010
Can emerging technology defeat global warming? The United States has invested tens of billions of dollars in clean energy projects as our leaders try to save our crumbling economy and our poisoned planet in one bold, green stroke. Are we finally on the brink of a green-energy "power surge," or is it all a case of too little, too late? From solar panel factories in China to a carbon capture-and-storage facility in the Sahara desert to massive wind and solar installations in the United States, NOVA travels the globe to reveal the surprising technologies that just might turn back the clock on climate change. NOVA will focus on the latest and greatest innovations, including everything from artificial trees to green reboots of familiar technologies like coal and nuclear energy. Can our technology, which helped create this problem, now solve it?
- Released: 2011-04-20
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Building the Great Cathedrals 2010-10-19
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2. Emergency Mine Rescue 2010-10-26
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3. Trapped in an Elevator 2010-11-02
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4. Dogs Decoded 2010-11-09
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5. Secrets of Stonehenge 2010-11-16
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6. Quest for Solomon's Mines 2010-11-23
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7. Secrets Beneath the Ice 2010-12-28
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8. Deadliest Earthquakes 2011-01-11
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9. Making Stuff: Stronger 2011-01-19
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10. Making Stuff: Smaller 2011-01-26
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11. Making Stuff: Cleaner 2011-02-02
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12. Making Stuff: Smarter 2011-02-09
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13. Smartest Machine on Earth 2011-02-09
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14. Crash of Flight 447 2011-02-16
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15. Venom: Nature's Killer 2011-02-23
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16. Japan's Killer Quake 2011-03-30
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17. Power Surge 2011-04-20
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18. How Smart Are Animals? 2011-02-09
