Energy

Theme: Energy Infrastructure

Modern societies depend on the availability of efficient energy sources. Consequently, mankind has followed a long path making a wide variety of energy sources usable, starting from burning wood and fossile fuels to the use of nuclear power and, increasingly important, of efficient renewable energy sources.

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Energy production – from traditional to renewable sources
	Olkiluoto, Finland The three reactor blocks of the nuclear powerplant produce one fifth of the electric power consumed in Finland.
	Tengger, China Desert environments offer excellent conditions for harvesting solar power.
	Bhadla, India The solar powerplant in the Thar desert is currently India’s largest.
	Belo Monte, Brazil The hydropower station at the Rio Xingu in the Amazon Basin is one of the largest in the world.