Our energy production is changing. In this recorded live session, join Shona and find out more about how we can use different types of renewable energy for a sustainable future. Discover how we develop and test new wave energy technology, and explore your future in a renewable energy role.
About Shona Pennock
Shona Pennock is an Energy Systems Engineer at CorPower Ocean, a wave energy technology developer headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. She has a background in Physics and a PhD in Wind Energy Systems from the University of Strathclyde. Her current role at CorPower involves modelling wave resource around the world, finding the best sites and comparing wave, wind and solar resource complementarity. She has research experience focusing on the economic and environmental impacts associated with innovations within emerging offshore renewable technologies. She is particularly interested in producing and communicating quantifiable evidence exploring the progress of the wave energy sector in reducing overall system costs and environmental impacts, especially in the context of future net-zero power systems.
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- 8 and over
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Technology
Tidal Turbines
Steven Brown from STV News reports on a powerful tidal turbine which is generating power to homes off Orkney. -
- 8 and over
- Energy
- Oceans
- Sustainability
- Technology
Scotland’s Tidal Energy Future
Discover the most powerful tidal turbine in the world! Mechanical engineer, John Bowman, explains how the O2 turbine works, the challenges Orbital Marine Power have faced, and how tidal power could be a solution to energy needs in coastal countries. -
- all ages
- Energy
#GSCAtHome: Water Wheel
Abi will show you how to make a model water wheel as you investigate how to change the movement energy in flowing water to something more useful.