{"id":1512,"date":"2022-03-16T14:43:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/?page_id=1512"},"modified":"2022-04-22T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:21:11","slug":"latest-news-activities-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/?page_id=1512","title":{"rendered":"News 2020.12.17"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1512\" class=\"elementor elementor-1512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b61156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b61156\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf319a\" data-id=\"9bf319a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfa685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdfa685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can we use renewable energies in everyday life? An engagement activity at Swansea Science Festival<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cc404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3cc404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>December 17, 2020 Dr Grazia Todeschini<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d2b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0d2b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-aa831b6366d8c58dd311a201b423ea99-V-1-1-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1604\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-aa831b6366d8c58dd311a201b423ea99-V-1-1-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-aa831b6366d8c58dd311a201b423ea99-V-1-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-aa831b6366d8c58dd311a201b423ea99-V-1-1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-aa831b6366d8c58dd311a201b423ea99-V-1-1.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bcbcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07bcbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using a reduced-scale model of a small urban area, Dr Grazia Todeschini demonstrated some of the ways we can use renewable energies in everyday life.<\/p><p>The demonstration was part of the Swansea Science Festival that took place from 21st \u2013 31st October.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The festival offers a diverse programme of live (and pre-recorded) events and activities on all areas of science and engineering.\u00a0 This year, for the first time, the festival was delivered online allowing people to gain access to sessions, wherever they are in the world.\u00a0 Topics included exploration of the furthest reaches of our planet, the future of the universe, time travel, dreams, machines, and some of the world\u2019s deadliest animals.\u00a0 Special guests included Professor Brian Cox, Steve Backshall, Konnie Huq and David Baddiel.<\/span><\/p><p>The annual festival is Wales\u2019s largest free science festival and one that brings the whole community together through a shared love of science.<\/p><p>Dr Todeschini\u2019s live session examined how different energy sources including wind, solar and fossil fuels supply electricity and explored how renewable resources can help meet energy demand.\u00a0 It draws on research from the SPRINT (Sustainable Power &amp; Renewable Energies Integration) research group which is part of an <a href=\"https:\/\/gow.epsrc.ukri.org\/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP\/T013206\/1\">EPSRC project<\/a> examining the best ways to include renewable energies into an existing power system.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The demonstrator showcases the different ways we can use renewable energy sources to meet our demand \u2013 but also their limitations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2e09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d2e09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20201018_145900-crop-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20201018_145900-crop-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20201018_145900-crop-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/future-power-grid.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20201018_145900-crop-1-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A reduced-scale model of a small urban area built using wood, paper, cardboard and acrylic paint plus recycled materials such as tissue boxes and kitchen roll.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe0ae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe0ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the target audience in mind (of families and children), Dr Todeschini chose a live demonstration format to deliver simple key messages about the research \u2013 using a reduced-scale model village.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Funded by the Greatest Need Fund, the model itself was built using wood, paper, cardboard and acrylic paint plus recycled materials such as tissue boxes and kitchen roll \u2013 it took three weeks to build, with the final model measuring 1200 mm x 800 mmm x 1200 mm.\u00a0 Toys and figurines were added to bring the setting to life along with lights powered by the main power supply.\u00a0 The setting up of the demonstration allows various scenarios of energy generation and consumption to be presented, one of which is explained in the pre-recorded video below.\u00a0 The control is carried out by the Arduino board and the various elements are switched on and off using a remote control.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Watch a pre-recorded session of the demonstration here:<\/strong><\/p><p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How can we use renewable energies in everyday life? 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