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  1. Green Homes (2001)

    Subject
    Environmental science; FE
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £55.00

    This programme identifies different technical approaches for designing energy efficient housing, considering space heating, hot water and electricity supply. While technical solutions go some way to...

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  2. Distribution of Electricity (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows how electricity is generated and moves from the power station to the home. Covers generation of electricity in a coal-fired power station - coal handling, boilers, water treatment, ash filtering power...

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  3. Electricity Distribution (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 2001 sale: £47.00 (inc VAT +p&p)

    Describes how electricity is distributed from power stations to the end user. Key elements of the distribution process are addressed. These include line loss; transformers; the high voltage network;...

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  4. Electric Graffiti (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Health & safety
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

    Uses a dramatisation to illustrate the consequences of playing with electricity. Intended to prevent accidents involving electrical generation and distribution equipment and to discourage young people from...

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  5. New Generations and Piping Hot (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    1: An examination of the electricity industry: uses aerial photography and 3-D computer modelling to explain the operation of two major generations of power station: the 1960s’ coal-burning station at...

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  6. Hidden Power (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explores the materials science behind the engineering of national electricity supplies, both above and below ground. Shows work inside a high-voltage test lab and inside the production areas for porcelain...

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  7. Changing Stations (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min. 100 years of Olympic glory 100 years of Olympic history

    A visit to a coal-fired power station shows viewers the sheer size and scale of the engineering. Graphics sequences explain how the various components of the plant work together. Uses the Didcot, Berkshire,...

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  8. There’s Energy in the Wind (1990)

    Director
    John Adams
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Shows how wind turbines can produce safe, reliable, cost-effective and non-polluting electricity. Part 1 covers the properties of wind and shows how turbines work. Part 2 shows a vertical axis machine being...

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  9. Introducing Ferrybridge (199 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., 1995 sale: £10.00 (inclusive) Free loan

    Explains the workings of the Ferrybridge coal-fired power station and covers career opportunities in a power station.

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  10. Killingholme on Line (199 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., 1995 sale: £10.00 (inclusive) Free loan

    Looks at the combined cycle gas turbine power station at Killingholme on Humberside. Shows how natural gas is burned to produce steam for power generation and how heat which would once have gone to waste is...

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