Blue Energy: sustainable energy from sea and river water

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Sun, Sea and… Energy! Sustainable energy production is a huge challenge in our world. Obtaining energy from environmental resources can play an important role in this regard.

Blue Energy is developing a technology to produce ‘blue energy' by mixing fresh water and seawater. As part of its outreach and education activities, the project produced teaching materials presenting this new technology. Secondary school students (aged 16-18) can learn about the scientific principles behind the technology and about its practical applications.

Using the Blue Energy learning resources students look at the underlying principles of Blue Energy, various important factors that influence the energy production, the design of the plant, the effect of scaling, and the choice of the optimal geographic location.

The module has been developed with the clear objective that the students themselves find out what Blue Energy is and the technique of this process. The theory does not directly give all the facts and knowledge to the student.

After discussing the theory and answering the questions, students should be able to focus on one particular aspect of the project. In this phase students conduct an investigation and present their results to their peers.

 

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