Islands of the Future

A look at how the Orkney Islands north of Scotland have taken a different route to energy production, focusing on the town of Stromness, where for over a decade, the potential of wave and tidal power has been investigated.

A look at how Iceland is solving the crucial issue of energy for the future, with the country intending to run all road vehicles and its enormous fishing fleet on hydrogen, making them CO2-free.

A look at an ingenious energy solution on the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic, where the inhabitants are converting an irrigation system from the 15th century into a future-age energy storage facility.

The sun-drenched Canary island of El Hierro has achieved what the whole continent is dreaming of - it produces all its electricity from wind, water and solar energy.

How Samso in the Baltic became the energy paragon among Europe’s islands. The 4,000 inhabitants decided to take the matter of energy supply into their own hands, using wind turbines and straw-fuelled thermal power stations.