7th March Technology and Design
Hosted by Andy Bodycombe
Programme
Bar/Café
12.30pm + food, reading, networking
12:30 – 2:00 DIY miniature wind turbines workshop. Make your own wind turbine and test its effectiveness
1:00 – 2:30 Workshops with Engineers Without Borders Studio 3
Design and build your own solar panel system or build a battery from recycled objects *
2.30 – 4.30pm Magnificent Revolution presents
A human powered experiment showing what can and can’t be powered with two bicycles
Make your own LED mood lamp out of recycled phone chargers
Hydrogen fuel cell demonstration
Bike powered Wii games
3:00 – 4:30pm Workshops with Engineers Without Borders Studio 3
Bio fuels, including discussion of the positives and negatives
Water purification
4.30- 5.20pm Music with Magnificent Revolution
5.30- 6pm Film screening: ‘Harvesting the Wind’. Dir. Tad Fettig, 2007, USA, 25mins
In an age of peak oil, climate change and increasing energy demands, could wind energy play a key role in providing green energy?
6- 6.15pm
A visual guide to renewable energies presented by Ben Edmonds
Presentation by Simon Daniel from Moixa Energy on micro-generation and new feed in tariffs
6.20- 7.20pm Wind Energy presentation and discussion chaired by Arcola Theatre’s Dr Ben Todd exploring the role of wind energy, both its potentials and limitations.
Speakers-
Adam Bell National Campaigns Co-ordinator for Embrace my Planet and RenewableUK
Annie Chipchase Ecology Consultant and member of Hackney Marshes User Group
* Solar panel workshop is not suitable for young people under 16.