Portugese Power

August 2007
By pioneering and exploiting a range of different renewable technologies, Portugal hopes to rejuvenate its lagging economy. It's leading the world in adopting renewable energy.
While 70 hungry children play by the beach, Professor Ruivo cooks their lunch. But he's not barbecuing the food. He's testing out his latest solar power cooker. "I'm a fanatic of solar cooking". From powering energy stations with rubbish to building the world's largest solar farm and first commercial wavefarm, Portugal is blazing a trail in renewable technologies. As well as saving the environment, the hope is this technology will give it a competitive advantage. "By pushing renewable energies you create new economic advantage", states Dr Barreto. Prof Peirra agrees. "The impact of this on the economy will be large".

Produced by SBS/Dateline
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[ricktipton52]

Bravo to Portugal! The world needs to learn to live with the earth instead of using in up.

[MaRianA7596]

portugal is a nice country you should visit it ... realy!

[tappakeggaday1]

I used to watch this on joost all of the time before they got crappy and took off most of their stuff, i am so glad someone posted it here so I would be able to see it again

[DiogoE6]

got to get me a solar cooker...NOW!!!!

[ricowtfyoufailorg]

Portugal is an excellent role model which everyone should learn that grr... i just hate those people who waste food and idol( Be green by even doing the smallest thing, its not that we all should, its a need to)

[leofrankfurter]

Kia unsafe at any speed.

[mecobeach]

que cena mais gay xD