Festival of Energy 2025

Join us for a week of online learning and fun as we celebrate all things energy! The week will take place from Monday 24th March – Friday the 28th and we are encouraging all primary and secondary schools currently working on any of our themes to take part – even if your school has already been awarded the Green Flag for Energy, participation will count as a maintenance action for this theme. 

This event has now passed.

Head on over to our Green-Schools Energy playlist on youtube to watch the webinars back. 

The full timetable 

Monday 24th , 11am: Eirgrid our Energy Theme sponsor telling us all about the Irish Energy Grid and their projects

Tuesday 25th, 11am: A brief history of Energy with Rob Nelson the Green Schools Energy Theme co-ordinator

Wednesday 26th, 11am: Dawn Keegan from Capital Power tells us about Solar Power

Thursday 27th, 11am:  Marcos Byrne from Wind Energy Ireland tells us all about Wind Energy

Thursday, 27th 1pm: Eirgrid careers in Energy Talk  (for Secondary School Students)

Friday 28th, 11am:  Green Schools Irish Language Officer tells us all about Energy through the Irish language.

Welcome to our very first Festival of Energy!

Monday

Let’s get started!

Today we have two new resources for you : the Vampire Hunt and the Energy Pledge lightbulb activity… see video below for step by step instructions! 

And we will be hearing about Ireland’s Energy grid today from Eirgrid- why not check out their Smartgrid Dashboard to learn more?

Tuesday

Today Rob will give us all a little history of energy. 

Enjoy the Static Jump video and resource!

Wednesday

Today we will learn about solar power, and we have a new resource about LIGHT as well as a video about elastic powered car… enjoy!

Thursday

 Today we’ll hear from Marcos Byrne from Wind Energy Ireland tells us all about Wind Energy.

We’d like to share some useful resources for wind energy to go along with that. 

Primary school material on wind energy and climate change: 

Secondary school information on wind energy and climate change: 

 Information portal for students, parents and teachers on career planning and further education inspiration www.workinwind.ie 

Interesting facts and stats about wind

Friday

 Today we are speaking Irish!! 

Our fantastic Irish Language Officer, Meadhbh, is with us today for all things Energy through Irish!

Enjoy this special day, and the resources below. 

And Marcos from Wind Energy Ireland has shared the fantastic Irish resources below:

https://windenergyireland.com/images/Article_files/School_poster_final_Irish_and_Eng.pdf

https://www.windenergyireland.com/images/education/English_Irish_Wind_Energy_Infographic_November_2022.pdf

https://windenergyireland.com/images/Article_files/school_tool.pdf

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