Energy
3 episodes about energy, each with its video and sources.
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Episode 12Technology
Why Does the Eco Wash Programme Take 3 Hours?
Eco washes run for hours because heating water uses most of the electricity and time doesn't. The energy label rewards it, up to 4 hours in the EU.
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Episode 11Economics
Why Do Petrol Prices Change So Many Times a Day?
German petrol stations changed prices 22 times a day. A noon rule cut that to 6 or 7, and margins rose. Here is why stations keep watching each other.
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Episode 08Energy
Why Does Norway's Hydropower Count as Coal on Paper?
Norway sells the certificates that prove its hydropower is green, so on paper the power Norwegians buy gets Europe's leftovers: 29% coal, 26% gas, 19% nuclear.