After a short day of project work at Farel College we got on the bus again. This time we were headed for Almere.
Almere sits in a part of the Netherlands which actually is below sea level, and just 30 years ago was submerged in water.
We visited the company Alfen. Alfen started out producing power transformers, but seeing the potential difficulties that todays power grid will be faced with when “every” household will have their own power source, they have branched out and are now producing large battery packs.
We’re talking huge batteries, able to power a whole music festival. The batteries can also be used for local power regulation and storage of surplus electrical energy from solar cells and windmills.
The students got a quick tour of the factory, and then we headed out to take a closer look on the wind turbines in the area.
At the wind turbines we met a representative from a group of citizens who were looking into buying their own wind turbines. This seemed, at first, a bit strange to the stutents, but we later appreciated the initiative the group showed, and how this could be an example for us, and future generations to follow.
fredag 15. februar 2019
Visit to TU Delft
On Tuesday we went on a field trip to the Delft University of Technology.
The mail goal of this day was to learn about, and experience the possibilities of sustainable hydrogen based energy - The hydrogen society.
After a short - by Norwegian standards, and high spirited bus trip we arrived in Delft.
At TU Delft we met four VERY enthusiastic researchers who were eager to present their research and future plans for using hydrogen as the main energy carrier.
The students learned how hydrogen could be produced, stored and used in electric cars, and how these cars actually could be the mail source of power for our houses.
We had a nice Kahoot, and the winner got a ride in one of the university’s prototype hydrogen car*.
After the Kahoot we went to the “Green Village” which is a sort of testing area for new sustainable technologies. Our main base of operations was the “Pret-a loger” **, a test house for new technologies.
After lunch the students were divided in groups and we had a quick tour of the Village. We saw a prototype Hyper Loop tube, a salt water battery, a house with DC-power, example uses for recycled plastics and last but not least: the hydrogen car station.
Afer the tour we had a different workshops were the students explored the different technologies. Nikos, the greek phd-student put on a amzing show with his hydrogen scooter powered electric guitar. The following workshop on the utilization of solar energy was more theoretical, but illuminating non the less.
Overall it was an impressive day filled with new facts and new perspectives.
*Actually, the car is a commercially available hydrogen car from Hyundai that has been modified in order to also produce electrical power for household use.
**http://pretaloger.eu/#blog
The mail goal of this day was to learn about, and experience the possibilities of sustainable hydrogen based energy - The hydrogen society.
After a short - by Norwegian standards, and high spirited bus trip we arrived in Delft.
At TU Delft we met four VERY enthusiastic researchers who were eager to present their research and future plans for using hydrogen as the main energy carrier.
The students learned how hydrogen could be produced, stored and used in electric cars, and how these cars actually could be the mail source of power for our houses.
We had a nice Kahoot, and the winner got a ride in one of the university’s prototype hydrogen car*.
After the Kahoot we went to the “Green Village” which is a sort of testing area for new sustainable technologies. Our main base of operations was the “Pret-a loger” **, a test house for new technologies.
After lunch the students were divided in groups and we had a quick tour of the Village. We saw a prototype Hyper Loop tube, a salt water battery, a house with DC-power, example uses for recycled plastics and last but not least: the hydrogen car station.
Afer the tour we had a different workshops were the students explored the different technologies. Nikos, the greek phd-student put on a amzing show with his hydrogen scooter powered electric guitar. The following workshop on the utilization of solar energy was more theoretical, but illuminating non the less.
Overall it was an impressive day filled with new facts and new perspectives.
*Actually, the car is a commercially available hydrogen car from Hyundai that has been modified in order to also produce electrical power for household use.
**http://pretaloger.eu/#blog
torsdag 14. februar 2019
Mid week update from Amersfoort
Sunday - Arrival in Amersfoort.
After a long day of travel we arrived safely in Amersfoort. The students went with their host families, and the teachers arrived at the hotel.
Monday - Start of the project.
Well rested, most of us arrived on time at the Farel College for the start of the project. After some games and social activities the students started presenting the impressive results of their work on the pre tasks.
After the presentations were done, the students presented the logos they had designed for the project. The Norwegian contribution got the vote and we are proud to present the logo for the project.
After a quick lunch break we got on our bikes and braved the Dutch cycle roads and traffic. It all went well and we arrived at the Town Hall for a talk on how the Amersfoort Municipality worked to achieve the green shift.
After this it was time to visit some of the local companies to get some insight on possible ways to increase our sustainability. We experienced everything from so called plus houses - that is, houses that actually produces more energy than they consume, to a start up company that specializes in 3D printing with concrete. We also had a look at possible solutions for carpooling.
At the end of a long day we had the International Party with “Old Dutch Games” and delicious Nepalese food. Although euphoric with the day’s experiences, the students were visibly tired and eager to get som rest before the next day.
Tuesday - Visit to the Technical University of Delft
We will have a separate blog post for this day :)
Wednesday - Project work at Farel College
Early wednesday morning saw the students hard at work on their new task: To create a website which summerizes the information the groups have collected so far in the project.
After a long day of travel we arrived safely in Amersfoort. The students went with their host families, and the teachers arrived at the hotel.
Monday - Start of the project.
Well rested, most of us arrived on time at the Farel College for the start of the project. After some games and social activities the students started presenting the impressive results of their work on the pre tasks.
After the presentations were done, the students presented the logos they had designed for the project. The Norwegian contribution got the vote and we are proud to present the logo for the project.
After a quick lunch break we got on our bikes and braved the Dutch cycle roads and traffic. It all went well and we arrived at the Town Hall for a talk on how the Amersfoort Municipality worked to achieve the green shift.
After this it was time to visit some of the local companies to get some insight on possible ways to increase our sustainability. We experienced everything from so called plus houses - that is, houses that actually produces more energy than they consume, to a start up company that specializes in 3D printing with concrete. We also had a look at possible solutions for carpooling.
At the end of a long day we had the International Party with “Old Dutch Games” and delicious Nepalese food. Although euphoric with the day’s experiences, the students were visibly tired and eager to get som rest before the next day.
Tuesday - Visit to the Technical University of Delft
We will have a separate blog post for this day :)
Wednesday - Project work at Farel College
Early wednesday morning saw the students hard at work on their new task: To create a website which summerizes the information the groups have collected so far in the project.
The different groups decided to create a common website with information on different technologies and recomendations on how state, local government and households could implement the new technologies to acheive a more sustainable way of life.
In the evening the students did practical experiments with different sustainable energy technologies.
tirsdag 5. februar 2019
6th February 2019
It's now just five days until the six students and two teachers will be travelling to Amersfoort to take part in the first project week. The students are working hard on their pretasks, collecting information about the transition to renewable energy. They are working together with students from the Netherlands, Spain and Poland, focusing on different aspects of energy transition:
Tonje - technology
Sindre - education
Kjartan - households
Vincent - transport
Ashna - finance
Sofie - politics
The information that they collect will be part of a presentation on the first day of the project in the Netherlands, and they will continue working in the same groups for the entire project week.
It's now just five days until the six students and two teachers will be travelling to Amersfoort to take part in the first project week. The students are working hard on their pretasks, collecting information about the transition to renewable energy. They are working together with students from the Netherlands, Spain and Poland, focusing on different aspects of energy transition:
Tonje - technology
Sindre - education
Kjartan - households
Vincent - transport
Ashna - finance
Sofie - politics
The information that they collect will be part of a presentation on the first day of the project in the Netherlands, and they will continue working in the same groups for the entire project week.
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