Renewable Energy Centre
The Renewable Energy Centre allows children to create, monitor, measure and use green energy from the sun, water, wind and pedal power. Via an energy-monitoring panel and power unit, students can then use this clean and carbon neutral electricity to power up their laptops, tablets, mobile phones, visualisers, cameras or even a radio station!
Package includes:
Eco Hub Building
This building has been created with a forest cabin-type of design in mind with a living sedum roof on one side (closeboard on the other), mock chimney stack and wany-edge larch as exterior cladding. This then houses:
Energy Monitoring Panel and Power Unit
This easily accessible and large panel board includes a solar isolator, wind isolator, inverter, energy meter, fuseboard and two power sockets. This is connected to the mini solar panel and wind turbine system which is mounted on a galvanised steel post.
A-Frame (or Fixed) Pedal Dynamo Bikes
The A-Frame Generator Bike is an ultra efficient and compact power generator and is a great way to harness energy from cycling and use it to power both AC and DC devices.
Hand Cranked Generator
This hand cranked generator is very useful for smaller children and/or wheelchair users. It works really well in an SEN environment.
The Power Monitor
This device measures in watts the amount of power generated in real time. As you pedal, the needle of the analogue display will move around to exactly match the amount of power generated at that point in time. It allows you to feel the true cost of something we take for granted…energy.
Mini Power Station
The mini power station gives you the ultimate freedom from the plug socket to safely and efficiently convert DC power generated into household energy. With this equipment you can run your own pedal-powered cinema, small music stage, laptop, tablet, visualisers and anything else you want to plug into its standard 230V AC outlet.
Accessories
We have a range of appliances such as a multi-phone charger, ultra light PA sound system, switch circuit light box, cinema pack and even a bubble making machine!