Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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To reach our global goal of being net zero carbon emissions by 2050, we must solve one problem - energy storage. Thank you to Toyota for lending us the #Mirai and for sponsoring this series. Scientists, researchers, and engineers are working to develop innovative ways of addressing the intermittency of wind and solar energy. I got to talk to them in part 3 of my renewable energy road trip with Toyota in their #Mirai

Previous videos in this series:
The Truth about Driving a Hydrogen Car [youtu.be/hghIckc7nrY]
Hydrogen vs. Battery Electric Cars [youtu.be/dWAO3vUn7nw]

Upcoming video in this series:
Concentrated Solar

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https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/LTS1_RKorea.pdf
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iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050