my innovation journey starts inland, south of morocco s major cities and mighty atlas mountains, just north of the sahara desert, near the quiet outpost of ouarzazate. this part of saharan morocco is known as the door of the desert. the landscape out here, it s almost like it s from another world. feels like we could be on mars. these plains receive three times the sun as parts of northern europe. ..and are home to a world leading project of staggering scale. this is noor, a solar power station, putting morocco at the forefront of pioneering renewable technology. i m used to feeling small, but this makes me feel even smaller. hello, abed, salam. hello, my friend, salam. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, too. this is incredible! and lots of sun. lots of sun, yeah. which is what we want for something like this. yeah. this is not an ordinary solarfield. panels with over 7,000 mirrors follow the sun. and i can hear lots of sounds at the moment. it s quite eerie. is that the pan
examining where we live, how we travel, and what we eat. we ll show you some of the paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week. what happens after we pull the plug on oil and gas? we travel to oil country, to see the teams cleaning up our fossil fuel past. lessons from the first us city to run on 100% renewable energy. reaching for the skies. how new fuels can help green our air travel. plus, can we reallyjust get power out of thin air? well, we ll speak to one scientist who says he s doing just that. we start with a look at why our transition to a greenerfuture can mean dealing with the legacy of our past. fossilfuels, like oil and gas, have been powering the world for decades, but they often leave behind facilities that continue to pollute long after they ve been shut down. i travelled to america s forgotten oil country to meet the people sealing off our abandoned wel
a clean energy revolution is under way as we turn the page on fossil fuels, and turn towards renewables. from solar panels to wind turbines, we are rolling out green energy faster than ever, because the way we power our planets could decide its future and ours. i m carl nasman, and this is future earth. welcome to the new series, shining a light on the simple real world solutions we already have to help us solve the biggest challenge of our lifetimes. each week, we ll be taking you on a journey from our forests to the oceans, examining where we live, how we travel, and what we eat. we ll show you some of the paths for tackling the climate crisis, meeting the innovators, action takers and climate heroes who are truly making a difference. coming up this week. what happens after we pull the plug on oil and gas? we travel to oil country, to see the teams cleaning up our fossil fuel past. lessons from the first us city to run on 100% renewable energy. reaching for the skies. h
Sounds at the moment. it s quite eerie. is that the panels moving? yes, the movement, just with a small speed. all of these reflect the sun back at this dazzling monument. so, look at this. this is where the magic happens. yeah. you can see that s the tower. it s extraordinary! it s so bright at the top, i can barely even look at it. i probably shouldn t look at it without my sunglasses on. 215 metres up, this white hot beacon can hit 1,000 degrees celsius. a liquid salt absorbs and transports this heat, using it to produce steam and generate electricity on the ground. all of these mirrors just point up at it, it s like they re worshipping the tower. it s incredible. while solar is used across the globe, what s special here is the molten salt, which retains energy eight hours after dark. so it s almost like a giant battery. yes.