Storegga has launched a four-week consultation on its proposal for Speyside Hydrogen, a pioneering...
On one of the coldest days last year Tomintoul and Glenlivet Primary School pupils
were burning up lots of energy at our Discovering Hydrogen STEM workshop.
Working together, students completed a set of challenges and games guided by
Storegga’s Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Kirsty Lynch.
The games were designed to help the children (aged 7-11) explore important energy
topics such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and renewable/non-renewable energy,
before taking a deeper dive into hydrogen; what it's used for and how it's made.
This included a live demonstration of global warming, exploring electrolysis with a
baby bath of velcro balls (H2 and H2O molecules) and playing energy investigators,
where the children discovered clues and fun facts about hydrogen hidden throughout
their classroom.
After the workshop pupils were challenged to think about everything they had
learned and to try and incorporate some elements of green hydrogen and its
potential into a project mascot design for our Speyside Hydrogen Project.
Mrs Davidson Headteacher at Tomintoul and Glenlivet Primary Schools said:
“All our students had a great time at the STEM workshops. It’s so important that
children learn about sustainable options for the future.”
The workshop was held alongside the second public consultation for Speyside
Hydrogen, our proposed green hydrogen development in Moray.
Speyside Hydrogen is a pioneering project that will produce green hydrogen to fuel
operations across distilleries and other businesses in Moray helping them to move
away from using fossil fuels and reduce their carbon footprint.
The five top designs from the primary school workshops were selected by members
of Storegga’s hydrogen team to incorporate into a project mascot.
Kirsty Lynch, Stakeholder Engagement Lead at Storegga, said:
“Working with schools and further education institutions is important to us at
Storegga. It is crucial for the future of hydrogen and other low carbon energy
innovation that we inspire this generation of students to develop a passion for STEM
subjects and feel empowered to make a difference for all our energy futures.
Providing hands-on learning experiences encourages curiosity and hopefully sparks
interest in future careers in engineering, science and technology, which are needed
to drive the energy solutions of tomorrow.”
Here is the final Speyside Hydrogen mascot:
