The sun, wind, and tides all provide enormous amounts of energy as long as scientists can find ways of using it to turn turbines. Use one motor as a generator to drive another motor. Alligator leads work well to connect the motors. Attach a small piece of masking tape to the shaft of the motor to confirm that it is turning. When you turn the shaft on the motor, coils of wire spin past magnets.
Electrons flow in the wire which is joined to the two tabs on the end of the motor.
A device that produces current like this is called a generator. An electromagnet shows that flowing electrons produce a magnetic field. The reverse is also true. But, you need high speeds to generate a measurable current. It would take a very sensitive instrument to detect the tiny current generated by simply pushing a magnet through a coil.