Alex Raynham "Future Energy"
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Alex Raynham
Gas goes across the earth in great pipes. Oil and coal travel from one country to another in big ships, often for thousands of miles. We do not think about this when we take a cold drink from the fridge, or turn on a light. Energy has always been there when we wanted it.
But the clock is ticking. The oil, coal, and gas will not last forever. Scientists are working hard to find new ways to get energy, and some of their ideas will surprise you. A car that sails with the wind, a turbine at the bottom of a river, machines that use the heat from people’s bodies -these are some of the places that the energy of the future will come from. And that future is not far away...
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