IN PARTNERSHIP with The Royal Mint and to mark the success of a five-year renewables project, Infinite is inviting Year 6 classes at schools in all six of its Local Energy Centre catchment areas in south Wales to create a bilingual ‘Clean Energy’ poster. The competition aims to help children understand the concept and environmental benefits of clean energy as Wales moves towards a Zero Carbon future.
The six winners will be invited, along with class members, to The Royal Mint Experience where they will strike their own coins and discover some of the ways The Royal Mint is working towards a more sustainable future.
A bespoke workshop will introduce pupils to the Royal Mint’s colourful wind turbine, Delilah which was installed by Infinite in 2018 and is part of a multi-technology Local Energy Centre which is under construction at the site.
Using a scale, working model of the turbine, the pupils will explore how it is used to generate energy that helps power The Royal Mint. Currently, Delilah supplies up to 10% of the Royal Mint’s demand at its site in Llantrisant. Pupils will be able to interact with the model and discover ways of making the turbine work more efficiently. They will also build their own miniature working turbines to take home.
The competition will be judged by the naturalist and broadcaster Iolo Williams who will meet all six individual winners at The Royal Mint Experience, later in the year.
The competition closes on January 27, 2023 with the Winners announced on February 28, 2023. The school visits will take place during the Spring / Summer of 2023.
For more information, including catchment areas and how to express an interest in competing, please contact Jenny Clayton at Infinite on [email protected], before the February 18, 2023.
