Greenpower Education Trust
is an initiative established to offer schools an exciting way to introduce their students to green engineering. The young students design, build and race their own eco-race cars. By getting pupils hooked on engineering while they’re still young the project aims to inspire the next generation to develop solutions.
The final competition is a four hour endurance race -- with many a pit stop to change drivers.
Greenpower, has been promoting practical engineering for the past 12 years across the UK. Greenpower Education Trust focuses on teamwork, linking industry with educational institutions and involving the community. The Trust works with over 500 schools across the UK and runs 27 annual events. www.greenpower.co.uk
Cornwall College's massive Greenpower 2011 event held at Newquay Cornwall Airport, joined this year by Cornwall College STEM's Solar Car Challenge.
Greenpower Education Trust has support from a number of partners who assist both the charity and the schools involved. For example title partners such as Siemens, Ford or Cornwall College support with funding, some of which is directed towards match funded bursaries to encourage more schools to get involved. The companies also help local schools by providing information and engineering expertise in the topic of electric cars. www.greenpower.co.uk
is an initiative established to offer schools an exciting way to introduce their students to green engineering. The young students design, build and race their own eco-race cars. By getting pupils hooked on engineering while they’re still young the project aims to inspire the next generation to develop solutions.
The same electric motor powered by car batteries is used for each age group, who are then free to design the car body as desired, or build one of the kit cars.
The final competition is a four hour endurance race -- with many a pit stop to change drivers.
Greenpower, has been promoting practical engineering for the past 12 years across the UK. Greenpower Education Trust focuses on teamwork, linking industry with educational institutions and involving the community. The Trust works with over 500 schools across the UK and runs 27 annual events. www.greenpower.co.uk
Cornwall College's massive Greenpower 2011 event held at Newquay Cornwall Airport, joined this year by Cornwall College STEM's Solar Car Challenge.
Greenpower Education Trust has support from a number of partners who assist both the charity and the schools involved. For example title partners such as Siemens, Ford or Cornwall College support with funding, some of which is directed towards match funded bursaries to encourage more schools to get involved. The companies also help local schools by providing information and engineering expertise in the topic of electric cars. www.greenpower.co.uk
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