Solar Power at King Athelstan
Review: How Solar Panels Work Solar panels collect energy from the … Fossil fuel or renewable … Will Solar power run out? Solar power does not work at … They produce electricity without harming the … Had Renewables lesson 2 weeks ago. Use as quick fire questions for revision
Review: How Solar Panels Work Talk through components and refer to circuits lesson last week
What can use solar power Could ask for ideas before presenting answers
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School Where are the panels? What direction do they face? How many panels are there? How much does one panel cost? Interactive Q&A
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School The system should last around 20 years. They took 3 weeks to install They will pay back their cost in 10 years
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School Damon can talk through the process
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School Damon can re-order to talk through the process
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School Two themes: % of school consumption, and variable output
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School For focus on variable output
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School Last year they generated 12,000 kilowatt hours (kWh), or ½ million slices of toast; or 3,000 hot baths; or 33 years of Edwardian servant labour
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School We have saved the school over £1,000 on its bills, or 500 school dinners 153 cinema tickets 3 ipads 4 iphones We have reduced CO2 emissions by 5 tonnes, equivalent to planting 227 trees
Solar Panels at King Athelstan School Questions?
Solar Workshop Split into 4 Groups 2 different experiments with solar power Box with meter/led (go to window) 3 solar panels – 2 with multimeters, 1 with lamp Mrs Turmer to split into appropriate level groups for activities. 10 minutes each activity.