TED Talks
TED: The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar
There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces...
Curated Video
Steam Power
Steam power lay at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. Discover steam power's historic legacy, how it works, and how much it is still used today. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. The steam engine is one of the...
Curated Video
Energy Transformation
Discover how energy from the Sun is converted into different forms, and what happens to energy that is 'lost' from a system. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. The Sun provides almost all the energy on Earth. Energy...
Curated Video
Carbon Capture and Storage
Managing CO2 and methane emissions is important to reducing the effect of climate change, so engineers are trying to develop ways to capture these emissions and store them where they can do the least amount of damage.
Curated Video
The Legacy of Chernobyl: Nuclear Power, Catastrophe, and the Path Forward
This video provides a chilling account of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, highlighting the catastrophic consequences of the meltdown at reactor #4. It delves into the initial secrecy surrounding the incident, the evacuation of thousands...
Curated Video
Creating and Conserving Electricity
Dr. Forrester identifies the forms of energy used to power electricity by examining solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. She also discusses the benefits of using alternative, renewable resources of energy by listing ways to...
FuseSchool
How To Reduce Carbon Dioxide In The Air
Through photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and split it and use it (and water) to make carbohydrates. So surely plants can help us reduce carbon dioxide in the air? Possibly... But equally, the carbon in plants is...
Mazz Media
Electricity
Electricity makes our lives easier every day. We use electricity in our work and play. Because electricity is virtually unseen, it is often difficult to understand just where it comes from and how it works. By watching the video and...
Curated Video
The National Grid: Distribution of Electrical Energy in the UK
This video is a lecture on the National Grid, which is the system that distributes electrical energy throughout the United Kingdom. The video explains how household appliances receive their electrical energy from the National Grid and...
Curated Video
Energy Resources and Their Advantages and Disadvantages
This video is a lecture on energy resources, explaining where the energy that humans use in their everyday lives comes from. The video first presents the energy consumption statistics of the world in 2016, detailing the percentage of...
FuseSchool
Molar Volume Of Gas
In this video to learn about the molar volumes of gases, how to calculate this and where this knowledge is needed in everyday life.
FuseSchool
What Is Water Pollution
Learn the basics about water pollution, whilst learning about environmental chemistry. The substances mankind throws away have polluted lakes, rivers and even the oceans. The United Nations estimate that around 10% of the world’s people...
Bino and Fino
Where Does Electricity Come From ?
One evening there is a blackout. Bino and Fino aren’t happy about it but it makes them wonder where electricity comes from.
British Movietone
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES - RUSSIAN POWER SCHEME
A big Hydro Electric scheme is well under way on the river Syr Darya. The plan is to provide electric current to the Soviet Republics (Uzbekistan and Tajikistan). Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
British Movietone
POWER STATION OPENED BY KING GEORGE
The King opens the new power station at Kingston-on-Thames. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
British Movietone
HUGE TRANSFORMER'S AWKWARD JOURNEY
With difficulty a giant transformer is moved through France from Aix-les-Bains to Genissiat. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
British Movietone
NUCLEAR BREAKTHROUGH WILL CUT COSTS
A new reactor has been devised which will help cut the cost of electricity. It's known as AGR - Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor. Which means the final elements will be cooled by gas. This gas which absorbs the heat from the nuclear fuel,...
British Movietone
QUEEN INAUGURATES LOCH SLOY SCHEME
Her Majesty opens the first part of Scotland's Hydro Electric Scheme. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
British Movietone
ATOMIC POWER STATION
The Russians also have an industrial atomic plant, but very small compared with Calder Hall. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
British Movietone
ATOMIC POWER STATION
At Calder Hall, Cumberland, Britain's first Atomic Power Station is nearing completion. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
British Movietone
SCOTLAND'S POWER ""BREEDER""
A new landmark dominates Dounreay, in the North of Scotland. Inside the huge sphere, 135 feet high you'll see more marvels than any crystal ball can provide. Here will be housed a fast breeder reactor, which can create more atomic fuel...
Press Association
Shelling at Ukrainian nuclear power station ‘is a war crime’ - says expert
A senior Research Fellow at the Imperial Centre for Energy Policy and Technology has described Russia’s actions at the power station in the city of Zaporizhzhia overnight as a “war crime”. Malcolm Grimston explained how the shelling of...
Bloomberg
Toyota Drives Solo on Hydrogen Power
Nov.27 -- Toyota is making a huge bet on hydrogen power, but its looking increasingly isolated as the rest of the industry goes electric. Bloomberg's Brian Bremner reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
Bloomberg
Europe's Rhine River Running Dangerously Low on Water
Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, halting the flow of everything from fuel to chemicals. Europe is already facing its worst energy-supply crunch in decades...