2.6 have been learning about different forms of renewable energy used in Scotland. In pairs they were given a particular renewable energy scheme to research, finding out about –
- location (where it is)
- operation (how it works)
- output (how much power/how many homes)
- advantages (what is good about it)
- disadvantages (what is not so good about it)
Having gathered their information, the groups each produced a Sway presentation summarising their findings. Click on the titles below to view the Sway presentations.
Cluanie Hydroelectric Power Station, Pitlochry
Whitelee Wind Farm, East Renfrewshire
Love your sways guys. They all look fab. You are definately “swaying” your way to be fabulous scientists. I have visited the salmon ladder in Pitlochry and the power station. If you are ever in the area you should go. Also do you have any wind turbines near you? I live in larbert and we have got a few next to the hospital. Try and see if you can find them on a map. Renewable energy is a sector with lots of job potential for the future. Have you thought about this for a future career?
Well done all of you
I like the Sway presentations that you have done. Much more interesting than PowerPoints. Scotland has some great places for renewable energy, I visited a fabulous one at Foyers on Loch Ness that was built for an plant that extracted Aluminium using electrolysis. It used the water from the waterfall to generate electricity and did it without spoiling the view.
Living in Tayside not far from Errol I can confirm we are the sunniest place in Scotland with much less rain that you have in Ardrossan and an ideal local for the solar array.
Renewable energy is a growing area and lots of different things are done around the world. Have you seen the Solar Tower in Spain? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnpNSq6jfAU
Good use of Sway’s
Clear stories of the Technologies.
With the Islay Limpet, the company went bust.
The Limpet never met it’s planned output as a reef was discovered 10 metres beyond the initial survey point. This reduces the wave power significantly.
The technology is still being measured and assessed by Queen’s University Belfast. So far the technology is positive and has been bought (The Intellectual property) by Scottish Renewables.
It will be used in the future.
The Islay Energy Trust (of which I was a Director) had advanced plans to buy the plant and use the power to create a hydrogen production plant to feed buses and some hire cars but failed to get funding
Best of luck all