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Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler

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In 2018, a single power plant produced more energy than the world’s largest coal-powered and gas-powered plants combined. China’s Three Gorges Dam relies on running water, and is capable of producing more energy than any other power plant on Earth. So what allows Three Gorges to generate all this power? And how do hydroelectric plants work in the first place? Alex Gendler investigates.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Alex Gendler
Director
Franz Palomares
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Illustrator
Tara Sunil Thomas
Sound Designer
Spencer Ward
Music
Salil Bhayani
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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