Selected Year 7 students had the opportunity to learn about renewable energy generation during a visit organised by Engineering teacher, Mr Mogie on Wednesday 14th May.

Selected Year 7 students had the opportunity to learn about renewable energy generation during a visit organised by Engineering teacher, Mr Mogie on Wednesday 14th May.  The first part of the day involved a visit to Wilton International Site where students had a safety presentation and were given a tour of the site where they saw and learnt about the Wilton 10 Biomass Boiler, an environmentally friendly boiler. 

During the afternoon, students were fortunate enough to be invited to attend the part of the ‘Cleveland Institute of Engineers Annual Conference’, held in the Centuria Building at Teesside University, where they listened to the Keynote speaker, Dr P Books, Environment Director of Corus, talk about ‘Climate Change –threats and opportunities’.  Mr Mogie was impressed by the attentiveness and engagement of the students.

The final part of the visit involved a challenge from Corus, Europe’s second largest steel company, in which the students had to design a poster to promote the recycling of steel.