Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wind Power
How can we make wind power available for all communities? This video explores how windmills can generate electricity for our society. [2:33]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Physics Videos: Wind Energy
Learn about wind generators before you make a model windmill for yourself, watch it in action and then calculate its power output. [9:56]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Wind
Kathryn Johnson, an electrical engineer, studies large utility-scale wind turbines, and looks at how to make the turbines more efficient in order to capture as much of the wind's energy as possible. Other scientists are working with...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: William Kamkwamba: How I Harnessed the Wind (Asl Translation)
In his TED Talk, young inventor William Kamkwamba of Malawi discusses how he created a windmill in order to provide power and energy to his community during a time of famine. This American Sign Language translation is 10 minutes, 42 seconds
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Designing Future Cities: Alternative Energy
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a class as they design a city of the future that will use solar, wind, and water power to fuel its economy. [2:12]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Energy Sources
This video segment illustrates a variety of energy sources used to generate electricity, some of which are in use and some of which are under exploration. [6:09]
National Geographic
National Geographic: Energy 101: Wind Turbines
Learn how improvements in are being made with capturing wind power with this video discussing modern wind turbines. Includes teacher resources for learning. [2:16]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: The Road to the New Energy Economy: Wind Energy
The National Science Foundation and Discover Magazine hosted a congressional briefing series examining what steps must be taken to ensure clean, abundant wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy for America's future. [40:53]
PBS
Pbs: Energy Lab Videos
NOVA labs presents this series of 8 videos that focus on energy consumption, and smarter ways to transport, store, and use energy.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course World History: Humans and Energy
Join substitute host Stan Muller to learn about energy and humanity, featuring ideas put forth by Alfred Crosby in his book Children of the Sun. Historically, almost all of the energy that humans use has been directly or indirectly...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution
Videos on different forms of alternative energy and various green initiatives, e.g., green roofs.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Renewable Energy
Paul Andersen discusses the technology, advantages and disadvantages of six sources of renewable energy; biomass, hydroelectric, solar, geothermal wind, and hydrogen. He also explains how changes in the storage and flow of energy in our...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solving the Storage Problem
Although we've found ways to generate electricity from renewables, storing energy for future use isn't so easy. Why is this, and what strategies are engineers using to solve the storage problem? [2:26]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Psu Center for Sustainability: Energy Systems
This short video illustrates the alternative forms of energy used by the Center for Sustainability at Penn State University to generate electric power: solar, wind, and biodiesel. [1:58]
Crash Course
Crash Course Engineering #30: Engineering Challenges of Renewable Energy
Do you know why renewable energy sources are so important? Investigate hydropower, wind, geothermal, and solar power with this video. Also learn about some of the challenges with these energy sources, and how engineers are working to...