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Renewable Energy

With plenty of examples of renewable energy displays, classroom space and a wealth of expert tutors, CAT is ideally equipped for educational tours and workshops.

Explore renewable energy, understand the principles, and discover why it is important. Investigate different generator systems and how to store energy. Look at early examples of wind turbines and learn hands-on about generating electricity from renewable sources.

Try our wind power workshops and activities or a specialist renewable energy guided tour.

Workshops

Pupil makes a model of a wind turbine blade

Wind Power Workshop

The workshop provides an introduction to the role of wind turbines, from how they convert the force of the wind into electrical energy to designing and siting them.

Mini Hydro generator at CAT

Hydro Power Workshop

The hydro power workshop provides pupils with a practical insight into the principles of hydro-electric power generation.

Biomass pellets

Exploring Biomass Energy

This suite of workshops allows pupils to gain a practical insight into the issues around the use of biomass as an energy source.

Solar panels at CAT

Exploring Photovoltaic (PV) Electricity Generation

Photovoltaics are one key source of renewable electricity. This workshop allows pupils to explore the generation characteristics of a typical PV panel.

Exploring Solar Thermal Heating

This workshop gives pupils a practical insight into how a solar heating system works and allows them to collect and analyse data to calculate their efficiency.

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