It was a real pleasure to join Pembroke Dock Community School as they explored Platform Stability as part of our META Education project.
Young learners took on the challenge to build a stable model, using reused materials, that could support a turbine in our test tank. Each team met with one of our industry experts, discussing their design choices and learning how engineering brings ideas to life. It was fantastic to see both pupils and experts completely engaged, pushing a variety of creative designs to perform at their best.
A big thank you to Naval Architect Gavin Simms, Senior Engineer Arne Voelger, and wind energy developer Sean Evans for sharing their expertise. These professionals are helping to shape a growing renewable energy sector in Pembroke Dock—the very place where these pupils are growing up.
🔜 Next up: Students will be experimenting with a platform designed by the Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence and fabricated by apprentices at Pembrokeshire College, destined for the national Marine Energy Test Area. We can’t wait to see how they rise to this new challenge!
A huge thank you to Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Mainstay Marine, Blue Gem Wind, the Skills and Talent Swansea Bay City Deal, and Port of Milford Haven for their support in inspiring the next generation of marine energy innovators.
Roedd yn bleser ymuno ag Ysgol Gymuned Doc Penfro wrth iddynt archwilio Sefydlogrwydd Llwyfan fel rhan o’n prosiect Addysg META.
Cymerodd y dysgwyr ifanc yr her o adeiladu model sefydlog, gan ddefnyddio deunyddiau wedi’u hailddefnyddio, a allai gynnal tyrbin yn ein tanc prawf. Cyfarfu pob tîm ag un o’n harbenigwyr diwydiant, gan drafod eu dewisiadau dylunio a dysgu sut mae peirianneg yn dod â syniadau yn fyw. Roedd yn wych gweld y disgyblion a’r arbenigwyr yn llwyr ymgolli, gan ddatblygu amrywiaeth o ddyluniadau creadigol i berfformio at ei gorau.
🔜 Nesaf: Bydd y myfyrwyr yn arbrofi gyda llwyfan a gynlluniwyd gan Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Peirianneg Ynni Morol ac a gynhyrchwyd gan brentisiaid yng Ngholeg Sir Benfro, gyda’r bwriad o fynd i’r Ardal BrawfYnni Morol Cenedlaetholl. Ni allwn aros i weld sut y byddant yn cwrdd â’r her newydd hon!
Diolch enfawr i Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Mainstay Marine, Blue Gem Wind, y Fargen Ddinesig Sgiliau a Thalent Bae Abertawe, a Phorthladd Aberdaugleddau am eu cefnogaeth i ysbrydoli’r genhedlaeth nesaf o arloeswyr ynni morol.
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