Monday, 04 March 2024

NT students take on renewable energy race.

A team of students from Palmerston Christian College will become the first Northern Territory representatives at the 2024 Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP).

The team, sponsored by TE H2, will take part in Horizon’s 6-month global school-based science and engineering program and learn to design, build and race a remote-controlled car powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.

Teams from across Australia will meet in July for a 4-hour endurance race testing their car’s design, efficiency and battery power with the winner taking on finalists from around the world in Los Angeles in September.

Palmerston Christian College Principal, Luke Willsmore, says that he is excited to offer the program as an elective to students in 2024.

“The H2GP program is an exciting opportunity to show our students the real-world application of STEAM learning and help them to gain practical knowledge and skills that they can take into their future careers”

“It’s fantastic to be partnering with TE H2 on this project and we’re hoping that having the extra knowledge in hydrogen and renewable energies will give our team a poll position on race day.”

TE H2 Managing Director (APAC) Mr Kam Ho says he is looking forward to playing a part in helping students develop a greater understanding of renewable energy technologies and inspiring the next generation of STEAM students to pursue careers in the field.

“The H2GP is a fantastic way to introduce students to renewable energy and let them engage with future technologies in their classroom. STEAM education is an important part of moving towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly world”

“We’re really proud to be able to sponsor the Palmerston Christian College team at the H2GP and to be a part of introducing the broader school community to a hydrogen powered future.”

The H2GP, run by Horizon Education, has educated students in over 20 countries about renewable technologies and climate change, with a focus on the power of hydrogen fuel cells since the program started in 2016.

Horizon Education CEO Kamil Jelinek says that the school-based program represents the future of clean energy.

 “Today these students are designing, building and racing remote-controlled hydrogen fuel cell cars, tomorrow they’ll be taking the lead in building the energy infrastructure that will power Australia for decades to come”.

“The future is hydrogen and the H2GP is an incredible opportunity for these students to get a front-row seat to the opportunities within the renewable energy industry as they begin to think about their future careers.”

TE H2 is a dedicated green hydrogen platform between TotalEnergies and Eren Groupe and is developing the Darwin H2 Hub, a proposed renewable energy production and export facility located in Darwin, Northern Territory.