Energy on the Edge

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 a...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, National Geographic Digital Media (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : National Geographic Digital Media, [2015]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (44 min., 12 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Breakthrough.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Energy on the Edge-Introduction (2:59);
  • Tornado Power (6:06);
  • Solar Reserve (3:51);
  • Harnessing the Sun's Rays (2:23);
  • Geothermal Power (4:05);
  • Success by Failure (6:14);
  • Fusion Energy (6:27);
  • No Ignition (1:49);
  • Turning Waste into Power (4:49);
  • Power Breakthrough (4:27);
  • Credits: Energy on the Edge (0:40);