Alternative power sources and renewable energy
Description
This program demonstrates how wind turbines, solar cells, hybrid automobiles, and coal gasification plants are beginning to transform the way the world is powered. The U.S. Secretary of Energy, the director of the National Wind Technology Center, the CEO of Enron Wind Corporation, representatives of Worldwatch Institute and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and others discuss the challenge of satisfying the rapidly increasing global demand for energy while developing environmentally friendly forms of power generation to reduce air pollution and lessen the threat of global warming.
Runtime
22 min
Subjects
- Power resources (209)
- Natural resources (402)
- Atmosphere (107)
- Energy development (76)
- Energy consumption (72)
- Weather (153)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1999
Database
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