The characteristics of wind power as a source of clean energy are described in this animated movie.

Get a first hand tour of a wind turbine in this video. [4:42]

A good argument for the use of wind power lays out both the benefits and the challenges of using this alternative energy source. [2:33]

How can we make wind power available for all communities? This video explores how windmills can generate electricity for our society. [2:33]

Students focus on the mechanical engineering problem of capturing wind energy to do work as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own windmills.

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...

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

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]

In a clip from Curious George, investigate with George how wind can move things. [2:05]

Students predict, test, observe, and describe how sails made of different materials and shapes catch the wind. [14:11]

In this brief video, learn about the wind turbines generating power off the coast of Arklow, Ireland.

A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [13:38]

A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [12:42]

In this animated cartoon video, kids learn about how electricity is produced and works. Electricity produced from coal and electricity produced by water is very clearly described. Also explained is the generation of wind energy with help...

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...

NOVA labs presents this series of 8 videos that focus on energy consumption, and smarter ways to transport, store, and use energy.

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]

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]

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...