Energy on the Edge
Description
Everything that we do to move, live, work, play, create, and survive, is sustained by spinning a wheel. Whether engines in our cars, or whirling turbines generators in a power plant, spinning the wheels of civilization requires fuel. We've long relied on fossil fuels, but the supply is finite and the environmental costs of burning them are growing. Enter a new generation of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs who are looking to the edge of discovery for new ways to keep these wheels in motion. There is enough energy trapped inside a single glass of water to power a major metropolitan city for a day, and experimental physicists believe they're close to unlocking it. In the sun drenched deserts of Nevada, clean energy pioneers are building a billion-dollar experimental plant that can generate solar energy even when the sun isn't shining. In a remote region of Canada, technology built in an inventor's garage may even harness the awesome power of artificially created tornados.
Runtime
44 min 12 sec
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Subjects
- Physics (399)
- Power resources (209)
- Transportation (93)
- Electromagnetism (27)
- Physical sciences (523)
- Magnetism (55)
- Energy facilities (29)
- Electricity (114)
- Industries (253)
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