ecoWorkshop
ekoPracownia – the green heart of the school
Project co-financed by the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Gdańsk and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
We are pleased to inform you that since October, we have opened an eco-workshop – THE GREEN HEART OF THE SCHOOL. Thanks to funding from the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Gdańsk and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, the school received kits for conducting workshops on renewable energy sources. The funding amounted to 67,500 PLN.
In addition to learning about the possibilities of generating electricity from wind, solar rays, or with the help of a crank, the kit also addresses energy storage and supercapacitors. Thanks to the various fuel cells included in the kit, students can compare their properties. The kit includes a salt water fuel cell, a hydrogen PEM fuel cell, and a direct ethanol fuel cell. We are delighted that these kits will enhance the creative teaching opportunities for nature, geography, physics, chemistry, and experiments.
Achieved material and ecological effect – general form. Report on task implementation March 2023
ecoWorkshop
Thermal Energy
1. Powering a wind turbine using two heat sources
2. Analyzing power generation using the Horizon Educational renewable energy meter
3. Explaining the thermoelectric effect
Mechanical/Electrical Energy
1. Investigating the principle of energy generation using a hand crank
2. Investigating the principle of energy storage by a supercapacitor
3. Powering a wind turbine with electricity from a supercapacitor
4. Powering a wind turbine with mechanical energy generated by a hand crank
Salt Water Energy
1. Generating energy from a salt water solution and powering a wind turbine
2. Analyzing current and voltage variations depending on salt concentration
3. Analyzing current and voltage variations depending on temperature
4. Analyzing current and voltage variations depending on fuel level
Multi-Energy Car
1. Powering the car with a hydrogen fuel cell (reversible and mini-cell)
2. Powering the car with a salt water fuel cell
3. Powering the car with solar energy
4. Powering the car with a supercapacitor and a hand crank
5. Powering the car using various forms of hydrogen (gaseous hydrogen and hydride)
Bioenergy
1. Generating electricity from ethanol and water
2. Investigating polarization
3. Utilizing ethanol fuel
4. Investigating the effect of fuel concentration change
5. Generating electricity from wine and beer
6. Investigating the effect of temperature change
Wind Energy
1. How many wind turbine blades are best to use – 1, 2, 3… More?
2. Using wind turbine blades with three different profiles
3. Using custom-built blades
4. Turbine efficiency
5. Measuring revolutions per minute (RPM)
6. Tuning the wind turbine for maximum power
7. Investigating the effect of wind turbine blade pitch angle on output power
8. Hydrogen production process
Hydrogen Energy
1. Producing hydrogen and oxygen from water — electrolysis
2. Generating electricity from hydrogen and oxygen – fuel cell
3. Determining the minimum voltage for water decomposition
4. Polarization states for hydrogen fuel cells
Solar Energy
1. Investigating the heating and cooling effect of solar panels
2. Investigating the shading effect of solar panels
3. Investigating the effect of solar panel tilt angle
4. Searching for the maximum power point of solar panels