The Future of Energy
summary
Portugal runs ~25% hydro, wind and utility solar at solar/wind ~$20–25/MWh drive down costs, and an 880 MW pumped storage system soaks up excess wind for later. Natural gas sits around $40/MWh; coal closed in 2021. Island grids rely on diesel at diesel in Azores ~$400/MWh. Green hydrogen via electrolysis 60 MWh/ton hydrogen is technically possible but uses far more electricity than steam reforming; iron‑air batteries promise 100‑hour storage vs lithium’s ~6 hours.
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chapters (40)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:40The fundamentals of electricity
- 2:55The generator
- 3:21Threephase power
- 5:06Steam turbines
- 6:37Cost of energy
- 7:40Portugals grid
- 8:30Coal
- 10:02Natural Gas
- 12:35Biomass
- 13:51Geothermal Power
- 16:55Diesel Power
- 17:49Nuclear Power
- 20:07Hydropower
- 21:35Wind Power
- 23:56Offshore Wind
- 24:40Floating Wind
- 25:53Solar Thermal
- 27:54Commercial Solar
- 28:56Residential Solar
- 31:36Power Storage
- 33:30Pumped Hydro
- 36:17Bridging mechanisms
- 36:54Lazard
- 37:36Renewables
- 38:15Hydrogen
- 39:03Steam reformation
- 39:43Methane pyrolysis
- 40:17Electrolysis
- 41:47Nuclear
- 41:57Modular reactors
- 44:31Fusion reactors
- 45:15Research progress
- 45:49Using power differently
- 46:42Battery systems
- 47:29Heat pumps
- 48:46Inductive stoves
- 49:12Electric cars
- 50:32Smarter dishwashers
- 51:20Outro
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