Partners Arcola Energy, ITM Power and ScottishPower, are delivering the challenge in order to educate the next generation about the importance of tackling climate change.īarry Carruthers, hydrogen director at ScottishPower, said: “Scotland is about to host one of the most important climate summits ever, COP26, and we want to help bring some of the energy and excitement around COP26 to schools across Scotland with our partners Arcola Energy and ITM Power. The competition is due to take place in Aberdeen on Friday, September 10. The first of the regional finals kicks off today as schools from across the Highlands battle it out in Inverness at Millburn Academy. Regional finals are taking place in each of Scotland’s cities with the top three teams from each being entered into the COP26 showpiece.Ī host of prizes are up for grabs, including a Lego Robot Inventor. The challenge will visit Fort William, Wick, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow in the run up to the summit. Vehicles that travel the furthest on the zero emission fuel will take part in a grand final in Glasgow during the landmark COP26 climate conference. More than 7,000 second year pupils will design, build and race a green hydrogen-fuelled vehicle of their own design, all in under two hours. The Scottish School’s Hydrogen Challenge pits students from across the country against one another as part of efforts to demonstrate the importance of the fuel in tackling climate change. School pupils in Aberdeen are to compete against thousands from across Scotland to build the best green hydrogen powered Lego vehicle. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle.

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