S01E01 El Hierro
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.
Islands of the Future
Overview
The series looks into five islands' experiences of coping with limited resources in search for alternative solutions to the world's worsening energy crisis.
Episodes
S01E02 Madeira
On the Portuguese island of Madeira, the inhabitants are converting an irrigation system from the 15th century into a future-age energy storage facility.
S01E03 Orkney
The Orkney Islands, which is studying whether tides and waves can be turned into an energy source, are spotlighted.
S01E04 Samso
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
Iceland's embrace of volcanic hydro power 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.
