About Energy World
Energy World explores how energy is produced, converted, stored, transported, and used, comparing major technologies and the tradeoffs involved in reliable energy systems.
Photovoltaic panels convert sunlight directly into electricity.
Wind turbines convert moving air into rotational and electrical energy.
Hydroelectric plants use moving water to spin turbines.
Electricity
Charge, current, voltage, circuits, generators, motors, AC, DC, and safety.
ExplorePower Grid
Generation, transmission, substations, transformers, distribution, balancing, outages, and smart grids.
ExploreSolar Energy
Sunlight, photovoltaic cells, panels, inverters, rooftop solar, farms, storage, and tradeoffs.
ExploreWind Energy
Wind, blades, generators, towers, wind farms, offshore wind, variability, and wildlife.
ExploreHydroelectric Power
Dams, turbines, reservoirs, run-of-river, pumped storage, grid roles, ecosystems, and drought.
ExploreNuclear Energy
Fission, chain reactions, steam, containment, radiation, waste, carbon, and tradeoffs.
ExploreFossil Fuels
Coal, oil, natural gas, combustion, transportation, climate, pollution, and transition.
ExploreBatteries
Electrochemical cells, ions, lithium-ion, charging, EV packs, grid batteries, recycling, and safety.
ExploreGeothermal Energy
Earth heat, reservoirs, power plants, volcanic regions, heat pumps, reliability, limits, and impacts.
ExploreEnergy Conservation
Buildings, LEDs, heat pumps, appliances, transportation, industry, smart controls, and habits.
ExploreEnergy Facts
Amazing facts about sunlight, grids, conversion losses, batteries, nuclear energy, wind, hydro, and efficiency.
ExploreGames
Play and learn with educational games.
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