On Friday, December 8, 2017, the final of the 2017 EKOTECH Scientific and Technical Competition was held under the patronage of the Honorary Director of IMP PAS and the President of the City of Gdańsk. This was the sixth edition of the tournament promoting renewable energy sources, intended for high school students.
Its aim is to promote knowledge of RES and to support technical skills among young people. The three-member groups representing the school were to design and construct a small windmill and to demonstrate a knowledge of basic issues on the widely understood renewable energy. The competition consisted of two stages. Stage I consisted in preparing the technical design of the windmill. Of the reported works, based on the number of points awarded, 15 teams were selected to present prototypes of their devices during stage II. In the final of the competition, students competed in two parts: practical and theoretical:
- The practical part is to present the windmill model described in the technical design and to perform measurements to determine the power of the constructed equipment.
- In the theoretical part, participants answer simple questions about renewable energy. In addition to using wind energy, which is the theme of the competition, the test also includes questions about other RES and conventional energy.
In addition, students had the opportunity to visit our research laboratories and to listen to a passionate lecture by Dr hab. inż. Dariusz Cardassia on distributed energy based on renewable energy sources. The participants awaited a warm and sweet treat, and the winners of valuable prizes.
Final Programme
09.00 - 09.45 Registration of participants (at the reception of the Institute)
09.45 - 10.00 Welcome to the Hall
10 a.m. - 10.45 Lecture "Energy distributed based on Renewable Energy Sources" by Dariusz Kardaś
11.00 - 15.00 Windmill power measurements, lunch, test and trip to the laboratory
3:30 p.m. Announcement of results and awards to winners
<b>RESULTS OF EDITION 2017</b>
Contact: [ukryty email]
More information and the rules of the competition can be found at www.ekotech2017.pl and https://www.facebook.com/ConkursEkotech/
The coverage of the event could be heard on Radio Gdańsk:
https://radiogdansk.pl/auditions-rg/other-auditions/magazine-ecological/item/70071-worth-build-self-window-competition-eco-tech-for-youth-still-popular
