In a special edition of almost two hours, the historic scientific popularizer of the small screen reassures, explains and almost succeeds in making us dream, despite an earth -up specifications.
by Catherine Pacary
Who remembers December 19, 1978? At the yardstick of our worried time, this date should however be historic, since it marks the day of the longest power outage known in France – four hours in Paris, without metro, train, neither red light, nor Heating … but with monster traffic jams and, in Ussel (Corrèze), a surgeon who finishes an operation with the torch lamp!
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To avoid the return of these inconveniences, “Mo12345lemonde de Jamy” rebounds on anxiety-provoking news of a possible blackout (cascade power cuts) this winter by offering a special edition devoted to production and electricity consumption. At the presentation, Jamy Gourmaud is not there to amaze us – unlike “it’s not rocket science”, a popular scientific program that made him known, from 1993 to 2014 -, but to answer the earth on the ground of his Frequently: will we have heating this winter? Will we be able to call with our laptops? Will France be covered with wind turbines? How to reduce our bills?
In view of this specifications, Jamy is doing well. In a quotation tone, he alternates some frankly funny passages, such as the calculation of the energy cost of a toasted toast, with educational sequences based on animated diagrams explaining the modes of production of nuclear, hydraulic, solar, wind …
Practical advice
Thus, for nuclear, head to the tanks of the Civaux plant, in Vienne, where two thirds of the reactors are cut, to evoke the “unprecedented setbacks” of the sector. Jamy then went, in particular, to the Grand’Maison dam (Isère), the largest in Europe, to the photovoltaic power plant in Cestas (Gironde) and in a center of the French electricity transport network, to meet the “Displayers”.
Again, the emission alternates practical advice – long sequence on energy savings and insulation of homes – and information on peaks of consumption by country or on the responsiveness of a nuclear power plant compared to a power plant Hydraulic.
“What if this energy crisis was good?” Relaunch makes the transition with the need to quickly develop renewable energies. From now on, the bias is clearly convincing, including opponents, who also have the floor. To do this, Jamy goes around the most promising innovations: agrovoltaism, floating photovoltaism, offshore wind or – more surprising – the reversible use of our batteries. “With a car, we are not going to change the world, but with 15 million electric vehicles by 2035 …” Jamy almost succeeds in making us dream.
