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TED Talks
TED: How much clean electricity do we really need? | Solomon Goldstein-Rose
To fight climate change, we need to clean up the global electricity system by replacing fossil fuel power plants with clean generation -- right? Climate author Solomon Goldstein-Rose thinks we need to do much more than that. Replacement...
Wonderscape
How Nuclear Reactors Generate Power
This video explains the process of nuclear fission and how it powers nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Learn how uranium atoms are split to create heat, which then drives steam turbines to generate energy, all while avoiding...
Wonderscape
Harnessing Power: The Story of Electricity Generation
Discover the fascinating journey of electricity generation in this concise video. From Michael Faraday's initial experiments with copper coils and magnets to modern hydroelectric turbines, learn how electric currents are created and...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Introduction to Energy Sources #9
In this video we cover:
- How our sources of energy have changed throughout human hi
story
- Where we use most of our energy today i.e. transport an
d domestic
- How renewable is our electricity (spoiler aler
t......
- How our sources of energy have changed throughout human hi
story
- Where we use most of our energy today i.e. transport an
d domestic
- How renewable is our electricity (spoiler aler
t......
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Energy
Energize your physical scientists with this little video on potential and kinetic energy, transformation of energy, and the generating of electricity. Bill Nye walks viewers through the process of burning coal to create steam, turn a...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Microbes
In Bruce Logan's lab at Penn State University, researchers are working on developing microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that can generate electricity while treating wastewater. They are also researching methods to increase power generation from...
Other
Energy Now!: Energy 101: Electricity Generation
Animated correspondent, "Little Lee Patrick Sullivan," follows from its source to the light bulb in your home, explaining different fuels, thermal power generation, transmission and the grid. [5:19]