GOOD NEWS FROM PLANET EARTH – Where do we get clean energy from?

Climate crisis, gas crisis, social inequality – the world needs clean, safe and affordable energy. Today, there are increasingly original ideas for using green energy in ways that benefit everyone.

A German agricultural engineer is turning kitchen waste into combustible gas – using simple biogas plants that are sold and operated in Africa. This is helping women in Senegal to become small business owners. Thanks to a biogas plant, wind turbines and a solar park, the Bavarian village community of Großbardorf produces more heat and electricity than it consumes. A cooperative in the Netherlands is converting a conventional solar park into an ‘energy garden’ – turning the site into a destination for local residents and tourists. In Schleswig-Holstein, researchers are using cameras and artificial intelligence to make wind turbines safer for white-tailed eagles – promoting wind energy without threatening endangered bird species. And in the Indian village of Kotabagh, solar-powered lanterns are saving lives by protecting people from tiger attacks at night.

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Head writer: Oskar Köppen // Writers: Salim Butt-Lutz, Christian Heynen, Frank Nischk, Tanja Winkler // Camera: Michael Kern, Abdoulaye Diallo, Sven Kiesche, Erik Sick, Dieter Stürmer // Motion design: Simon Schnellmann // Editing: Jan Wilm Schmülling, Isabelle Albert // Music: Thomas Wolter, Ralf Schurbohm // Narrators: Philipp Schepmann, Yvon Jansen // Sound mix: Florian Ebrecht // Research: Tim Renner // Production manager: Katja Sträter // Producer: Tanja Winkler // Executive producers: Thomas Weidenbach, Sarah Zierul // Commissioning editors: Doris Fenske (BR), Katja Ferwagner (BR/Arte)

Produced by Längengrad Filmproduktion for BR in co-production with ARTE.