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Switzerland Built An Underground Power Plant By Hollowing Out An Entire Mountain
Join us as we explore how an entire mountain in the Alps has been turned into a massive energy “battery,” storing power underground and releasing it in seconds to stabilize the grid.
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Terran Works brings you inside modern engineering—where bold, large-scale ideas are shaping the future of energy.
00:00 Intro
01:05 Energy Paradox
02:38 Turning a Mountain into a “Battery”
04:18 High-altitude Construction Site
05:57 Drilling into the Alps
07:25 Tunnels Inside the Mountain
09:08 Turbine Cavern
10:56 Connection to the Power Grid
12:30 Water System
14:13 Project Efficiency
15:30 Remaining Limitations
17:07 Outro