How To Teach Children About Renewable Energy

Worries and concerns about global warming and the damage we are causing to the stability of the environment are probably now at their highest level with children and youth being the most vocal in raising their concerns. And for good reason.
The eco schools programme is doing a marvellous job in promoting the environmental issue within educational establishments worldwide and as a result children are actively getting involved in programmes which promote healthy living, renewable energy, bio-diversity, recycling and global citizenship.
Over the years, we have developed quite a few products which promote this whole eco schools issue. The most popular of which has always been the eco hub or eco classroom which features our unique renewable energy kit. This system is intended to be an educational learning tool as opposed to being an “off grid” power or electricity supply. The equipment features a mini wind turbine and solar panel which are typically either mounted on a pole or onto the roof of an existing outdoor classroom building or shelter.
The power created by the sun and wind is then fed down into a panel which is wall mounted inside the outdoor classroom. This features a battery (encased) which stores the energy created by the renewables. By way of an inverter, this energy is then translated into low power usable electricity via two double power sockets which the children can plug their laptops, visualisers, tablets etc into. Green energy in its purest form at their finger tips!
The board also features two isolators and a data logger. So for example the children can shut down the wind turbine if it is a hot sunny day and there is no wind. By way of the datalogger facility, they can see how much energy is being provided by the solar panel alone. Ditto if it was a very windy today, they could isolate the wind turbine and close down the solar panel.
The system can be featured on any outdoor classroom or shelter or play ground building as long as the roof is strong enough and there are sufficient internal fixing points for the board.
It certainly promotes environmental awareness and an appreciation of how renewable energy is created. And it may be used too for certain eco school accreditations.
To see the system in action please visit the website link below:

For further information, please contact the Hideout House Company on 01832 275902 or email: info@hideouthouse.com