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Overland Park, Kansas

1950s All-Electric House

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.
Solar panels can be converted into quite large floating power plants.
solar power

The World's Largest Floating Solar Farm Is Officially Online

Tellingly, it's floating over an abandoned coal mine.
Eric Grundhauser June 1, 2017
The pyramid under the dome
Varėnos rajono savivaldybė, Lithuania

Pyramid of Merkine

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.
Portland's sewers will now contribute to society.
sewers

Portland's Sewers May Soon Help Power the City's Garbage Trucks

"We're going to be turning poop into power."
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2017
Strategic Petroleum Reserve imagery
Freeport, Texas

Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.
The gasometer is one of the oldest in the world.
Siegen, Germany

Ziegenberg Gasometer

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.
food

When Michigan State Used Ruined Mayonnaise for Power

The school dumped 1,250 gallons of the stuff into an anaerobic digester.
Cara Giaimo April 7, 2017
Krafla Power Station in Iceland, one of the country's many geothermal plants.
volcanoes

Scientists In Iceland Are Digging The World's Hottest Borehole

They aim to harvest steam from 5000 feet under a volcano.
Cara Giaimo December 15, 2016
Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Permanently Closed
Solar Two Power Tower
Daggett, California

Solar One and Solar Two

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.
Orlando Towers
Soweto, South Africa

Orlando Towers

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.
Aerial photograph of Ivanpah Solar Power Facility
San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Summit of the Alp
London, England

Beckton Alp

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.
animals

Coast Guard Shows Up to Save Beached Whales, Finds Bags of Rocks Instead

We all make mistakes.
Erik Shilling August 5, 2016
radioactive

Ukraine Is Planning to Build a Massive Solar Farm at Chernobyl

Lots of gigawatts.
Erik Shilling July 28, 2016
Hydroelectric Plant View - A window in the control room looking over to the Shimizusawa Dam and its hydroelectric power plant.
Yūbari-shi, Japan

Shimizusawa Thermal Power Plant

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.
Permanently Closed
View from the platform
Swaffham, England

Green Britain Centre Wind Turbine

Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.
One of two specially outfitted trucks tries out the highway.
roads

A Small Stretch of Swedish Highway Is Now Electric

It somehow looks more retro than a normal highway.
Cara Giaimo June 27, 2016