Renewable Energy In Orkney

Today 5/6S, 6M, 6E and the Eco-Club listened to a talk from Danny Bain (Robertson and Bain Consulting Group) and Ryan Doull (Orbital Marine).  This talk was to link in with the Energy Topic we are studying and linked into the Global Goals that the Eco-Club and school are working towards.

Danny gave us some background on energy and why we need it, before discussing the different types of Renewable Energy.  He also talked about his job and the variety that it offers.

Ryan then talked about the work he and Danny did in developing a world-leading tidal device, SR2000.  We learned about the process that Ryan went through to create the final design which has harnessed the most power of any tidal device.  This is a project which involved several Orcadians!

Finally, we talked about Danny and Ryan's path into their chosen career.  It was interesting to learn that both men didn't know what they wanted to do when they left school.  They both took completely different career paths and have been able to use the transferable skills learned along the way in their current sector.

Thanks very much to Danny and Ryan for coming in this morning to talk with us.  Thanks also to Mrs Ewing for arranging.  Perhaps we have some future renewable energy workers amongst us!