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Earth and travel

The planet's energy

Water, sun, wind, sea and the heat inside the Earth become electricity in power plants that lie on the route of many trips. How each source works and where to see it up close.

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Tap a point on the map. Points with a white border are in Brazil. MW (megawatt) is the plant's capacity, the most it can generate.

Capacities: as reported by the plants and operators, rounded. Visits: nothing is guaranteed; confirm with each plant beforehand whether it takes visitors, on which days and under what rules. Map: Natural Earth.

Where to see it on your trip

Places in the guide related to this topic.

Near the great hydroelectric plants

Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu

Represa Hoover
Boulder City, the United States

Represa Hoover

Foz do Iguaçu
Brazil

Foz do Iguaçu

Las Vegas
the United States

Las Vegas

Sun and wind

São Miguel do Gostoso
Brazil

São Miguel do Gostoso

Seville
Spain

Seville

Copenhagen
Denmark

Copenhagen

The Earth's heat

Bláa lónið
Keflavík, Iceland

Bláa lónið

Te Puia
Rotorua, New Zealand

Te Puia

Reykjavík
Iceland

Reykjavík

Taupō
New Zealand

Taupō

Rotorua
New Zealand

Rotorua

Tides and the atom

Saint-Malo
France

Saint-Malo

Angra dos Reis
Brazil

Angra dos Reis