Sustainability II: Harnessing the Sun
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In 1878, Augustine Mouchot, a Mathematics teacher, exhibited solar technology at the World’s Fair in Paris. Almost 150 years later, Terra, the Sustainability Pavillion at the World Expo, is harnessing solar tech. Learn about the e-forest that makes it possible for Terra to not only generate energy for its entire Pavilion, but push out energy to Expo, and the rest of Dubai and the UAE.   This podcast is by Expo 2020 Dubai and produced by Kerning Cultures Network.
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