Building an Electric BikeBattery powered vehicles such as an electric bike lessens our dependency on fossil fuels. Watch Jett Hampton, Darius Kinney, Sultan Muhammad build an electric bike.
Wind TurbinesWind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of alternative energy. Watch Student scientist Jason Young build a wind turbine and test the output of the energy it produces.
Bio-GlycerinA by-product of bio-diesel is glycerin. Glycerin is used in many products such as soap and food preservatives. Keith Young Jr. demonstrates how glycerin is derived from bio-diesel.
Total installed US
wind power is over
11,600 MW or
enough energy to
serve the equivalent of 3 million
average households. Watch Jason
build a wind turbine.
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Young Xplorers build an electric
bike powered by advanced
battery cell technology.
Battery Technology
Green products
such as soybean
and corn oil can be
converted into bio-
diesel to power diesel engines.
Watch how Keith creates bio-
diesel out of soybean oil and
other green products.
Bioenergy
The world’s fossil fuel reserves are dwindling, while at the same time, access to a steady supply
of oil is becoming more difficult to find. What’s worse, global warming is eroding the
environment. It is critical that alternative sources of energy are found. In this episode of
Young Xplorers, student scientists demonstrate their skills and knowledge in bioenergy,
battery technology, and wind energy. Click on video icon to play video
Fuel of the Future
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Making Biodiesel
Student scientist Keith Young Jr. demonstrates how to make biodiesel out of soybean oil.
Bio-diesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics.
