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Season 1

  • S01E01 El Hierro

    • April 1, 2016

    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.

  • S01E02 Madeira

    • April 8, 2016

    Amid rising oil and gas prices and dwindling resources, tiny islands off the coast of Europe are rethinking the future of energy.

  • S01E03 Orkney

    • April 15, 2016

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

  • S01E04 Samso

    • April 22, 2016

    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.

  • S01E05 Iceland

    • April 29, 2016

    Iceland's embrace of volcanic hydropower 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.