BBC StoryWorks
The Global Energy Transition
THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
2023
3 x 5" DOCUMENTARY SERIES
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
24.7547° N, 55.4785° E
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DIRECTOR: Matt Hopkins
PRODUCER: Joe Binks
DP: Marcus Domleo
EDIT: John Jeanes & Chloe Kelly
COLOUR: Mattieu Toullet @ Co3
SOUND DESIGN: James Cobbold @ Machine Sound
PRODUCTION : The Progress Film Company
AGENCY: BBC StoryworksI made 3 films with BBC Storyworks about the global energy transition for COP 28 with their partner ACWA Power. We shot on location at Noor Energy 1, the world’s largest single site concentrated solar plant as well as Virtual Production studio Fractal, capturing a range of immersive footage which focus on the possibilities but also associated challenges of the transition.03. notes
The global energy transition is something that needs to be implemented before time runs time runs out and irreversible damage is done. But what is the global energy transition and how can it be implemented at the scale and speed required? This film explored the reality of the transition, focusing on the energy trilemma, as well as ACWA's very own quadrilemma.04. energy
05. water
This film focuses on the challenges of water scarcity - a huge issue for arid climate countries and something which is set to become a wider challenge with global warming. It presents water desalination as an option for water security while looking at some of the negative effects that the technology can bring.06. hydrogen
Our third film looks at the potential that green hydrogen possesses to revolutionise our energy systems, especially in hard to abate industrial sectors which require huge amounts of energy which other renewables are unable to achieve. 