The Truth About Pumped Hydro

This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Find out more here: http://gatesnot.es/2ZnGCCgWatch this video on Nebula: https://watchnebula.com/videos/real-engineering-the-truth-about-pumped-hydro Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-gPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2825050&ty=hFacebook:http://facebook.com/realengineering1Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/brianjamesmcmanusReddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEngineering/Twitter:https://twitter.com/thebrianmcmanusDiscord:https://discord.gg/s8BhkmNGet your Real Engineering shirts at: https://standard.tv/collections/real-engineeringCredits:Writer/Narrator: Brian McManusEditor: Dylan HennessyAnimator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/)Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net/) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster https://twitter.com/forgottentowelReferences:[1] https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Apr/IRENA_Energy_subsidies_2020.pdf [2] https://www.irena.org/newsroom/pressreleases/2019/Apr/Renewable-Energy-Now-Accounts-for-a-Third-of-Global-Power-Capacity [3] https://www.esb.ie/docs/default-source/education-hub/turlough-hill-power-station [4]https://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all/generation [5] https://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all/wind [6] https://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all/generation?scroll=fuel [7] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032114003773 [8] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261918305270#b0215 [9] https://www.hydroreview.com/business-finance/ireland-proposes-us-948-million-360-mw-silvermines-pumped-storage-project/#gref [10] https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/features/featurejapanese-pumped-storage-embraces-the-ocean-waves/ [11] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254243511830583X Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creatorThank you to my patreon supporters: Adam Flohr, Henning Basma, Hank Green, William Leu, Tristan Edwards, Ian Dundore, John & Becki Johnston. Nevin Spoljaric, Jason Clark, Thomas Barth, Johnny MacDonald, Stephen Foland, Alfred Holzheu, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Binghaith, Brent Higgins, Dexter Appleberry, Alex Pavek, Marko Hirsch, Mikkel Johansen, Hibiyi Mori. Viktor Józsa, Ron Hochsprung