Power Nation
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In a moment the train will pass Embretsfoss power station in the municipality of Modum which is one of an incredible 1893 water power stations in Norway. The river Drammen and thousands of similar rivers provide Norway and Europe with clean and renewable energy. The power station was built in 1916, but has been modernised many times since, in addition to this power station there are 3 other power stations in the municipality. Norway is the world leader in energy production, whether that is oil, gas, wind or hydro power. This power station utilises a fall in the river of 16 metres to produce enough energy to power almost 20,000 homes. You would have to use around 25 wind turbines to produce a similar amount of power. The Drammen watercourse has about 120 power plants of various sizes; when we look at this we can safely say that water is gold for Norway. Norway is a cold country and a lot of money is used on heating. But nevertheless, Norway has the lowest electricity prices in the world in comparison to income. Do you live in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands or England? Then there is a strong possibility that the gas you use to cook with is produced in Norway. In the sea off Norway there are 8 thousand kilometres of pipes providing gas to Europe – to put that into perspective that is the same as the distance between Oslo and Beijing.