Electricity Facts

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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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    In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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    On October 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's power. At 2:00am, it was producing 122% of the country's energy needs.
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    In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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    Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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    There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
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    Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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