About ARC Sectors Contract/Associate Opportunities Typical Clients Work For ARC News Contact ARC Scottish Schools' Hydrogen Challenge 01 Nov 2021 Glasgow Schools Compete in Scottish Schools' Hydrogen Challenge Scottish Schools’ Hydrogen Challenge sees students from across Scotland build the most efficient Lego vehicle Second year students from schools across Glasgow have been competing to make the most efficient green hydrogen powered vehicle. Over the course of last week around 120 pupils from Hyndland, Cleveden, Holyrood, Kings Park, Lochend Community, St Margaret Mary’s, All Saints, Bannerman and Abercorn schools worked in teams of three using just Lego and a green hydrogen fuel cell to see how far their Lego vehicle could travel. The challenge culminated in an exciting final at Glasgow City Chambers on Friday 29 October, where the top teams from each school raced for a place in the Scottish Schools’ Hydrogen Challenge Grand Final taking place on Saturday, the eve of COP26. First place went to All Saints School- Jack Dinnan, Ella O’Donnell and Carys Clark with a distance of 34.5 metres. Second place went to St Margaret Mary’s- Niamh Millan, Mia McDonald and Janaad Naveed- with a distance of 29 metres. And third place went to Cleveden Secondary- Crystal Lin, Joanna Gao and Lily Li- with a distance of 28 metres. Vehicles are only around 15cm in length and many students manage to achieve incredible distances throughout the week. The challenge is being delivered by partners Arcola Energy, ITM Power and Scottish Power, a partnership formed to help educate people on the importance of green hydrogen in tackling the ongoing climate emergency. Green hydrogen is made when a renewable electricity source, like an onshore wind farm, is used to generate the electricity to power an electrolyser which splits water into its two elements; hydrogen and oxygen. The zero emissions fuel offers a long term, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, and can be used to decarbonise sectors that cannot be powered by electricity alone, including large transport vehicles like trucks, trains or buses and heavy industry or high temperature industrial processes. Barry Carruthers, Hydrogen Director at ScottishPower said: “We’re now two days away from COP26 here in Glasgow so it’s amazing to be here teaching the next generation about the importance of green hydrogen. It’s been amazing to see how engaged the students have been with the challenge, they’ve shown teamwork, determination and the ability to problem solve as they come up with the most efficient version of their vehicle. “We have a challenge ahead of us to create a thriving green hydrogen economy that works with electrification to deliver the Net Zero future we need to tackle the climate emergency. I have no doubt that some of the students we have met here will be helping us lead the way to a Net Zero future.” John Abbott, Managing Director of Abbott Risk Consulting, said: “The transition to clean energy is underway- and all the more important as we confront the challenges of climate change at COP26. It really is heartening to see so many students from Glasgow schools apply themselves to the hydrogen challenge. As a Scottish-based science and engineering consultancy with a commitment to net-zero, we’re delighted to have had the opportunity to play a part.” Back to News list Sectors Clean & Renewable Energy Oil and Gas Mining Nuclear Rail Defence About ARC People Corporate Responsibility Achievements Supply Chain Management Our recruitment specialists Work for ARC Nuclear Safety Case Engineers - UK Rail Safety/Systems Assurance Consultants - All grades, Melbourne & Sydney, Australia Human Factors Consultant - All Grades ISA Project Coordinator - Sydney Rail Safety Senior/Principal Consultant - London Rail Safety/Systems Assurance Consultants - Melbourne & Sydney, Australia About Our Locations Contact ARC Edinburgh Glasgow London Manchester Melbourne Perth WA Sydney On Our Site Cookies Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Help Site Map © 2021 All rights reserved. Web Design by Atticus Digital