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7 Apr 2021: Resource Activity 1. Teaser: Let’s discuss renewable energy and the three main technologies, which generate the biggest. share of renewable energy. Renewable energy. Renewable energy includes:. HYDROPOWER – extracting kinetic or potential energy

7 Apr 2021: Resource Activity 2. Teaser: Renewables can generate energy in an intermittent manner, but we use energy constantly. How to match the energy demand with the available resources? Intermittent power supply and energy storage. The power supply from

7 Apr 2021: Resource Activity 3. Teaser: Can we capture CO2 instead of emitting it into the atmosphere? Carbon capture. Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) increase global temperatures and result in climate change. The most significant GHG is CO2 because. (i)

14 Mar 2021: Part 1: Batteries What is a battery? A battery is an electrochemical energy storage device. There are many types of batteries since the conception in the 1800s and they fall into two categories; primary which are single use and secondary which can

14 Mar 2021: Part 2: How do we measure electrochemical reactions? Potentiostat A typical tool which scientists use for measuring electrochemical reactions is called a potentiostat. This tool allows you to change the voltage of your experiment while measuring the

14 Mar 2021: Part 3: How do we evaluate battery performance? By using some of the electrochemical reaction tools outlined in Part 2: “How do we measure electrochemical reactions” we can gather key performance parameters of batteries and other electrochemical

14 Mar 2021: Part 4: Large scale energy storage solutions Improving energy storage on the electric grid (the grid refers to the infrastructure which provides electricity to homes in the UK) is key to improving the use of renewable energies. Figure 1 shows some

14 Mar 2021: Quiz! Question 1. Can you identify the following parts of a typical battery? A) ……………. B) ……………. C) ……………. D) ……………. E) ……………. F) ……………. Question 2a. Calculate the capacity of a 12V battery

14 Mar 2021: Quiz! Question 1. Can you identify the following parts of a typical battery? A) Electrodes B) Electrolyte C) Packaging D) Cathode E) Separator F) Anode. Question 2a. Calculate the capacity of a 12V battery which stores 30 Wh of energy? The energy (E)

11 Feb 2021: Activity Sheet no. 1 – “Different ways to translate” What about the first aspect, namely, selection in translation? When you tell a story, as said, you select, make choices, and so on. This is done with your audience (and the context) in mind.