AGS were excited to welcome the Aberdeen Schools Hydrogen challenge team today lead by Chris Wildi an experienced STEM professional and a team of 5 Aberdeen University students who delivered the workshop to 20 of our S2 pupils.
They worked in Teams to Design, Build & Test their Hydrogen powered cars to travel the furthest distance. With the winning team achieving a incredible 34.4 metres and the runners up achieving 29.6 metres. These 6 pupils will now represent the school at the Aberdeen finals being held at the Beach Ballroom on Friday 10th September – best of luck to them.
Aberdeen is one of Europe’s pioneering hydrogen cities. The city has been recognised for its achievements in hydrogen technology including deploying over 85 hydrogen vehicles and two publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations. Aberdeen was the first city in the world to deploy hydrogen double decker buses.
Second year pupils in Aberdeen with an interest in a career in green energy are being given an amazing opportunity to take part in the 7-Cities Hydrogen Challenge later this summer. The 7-Cities Hydrogen Challenge, funded by Scottish Power, ITM Power and Arcola Energy, is aiming to engage with over 7,000 young people across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Highland, Perth and Stirling.
The Hydrogen Challenge is a hands-on “design, build, race, repeat” team exercise in which participants are tasked with creating the most energy efficient hydrogen fuel cell vehicle using LEGO components and miniature (yet fully functional) hydrogen technology.