jump to the 5:30 mark to see the flying trucks
An investment of 2 billion Swiss francs is going into a power project high in the Alps. When completed, the pumped storage system will be able to generate as much power as a nuclear power plant—1,480 MW! The only problem is that there are no roads up to the construction sites, so they have to lift all heavy machinery using a ropeway.
[Source: sploid.gizmodo.com]
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