Greenpower
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Greenpower is the trading name of a British
Charitable organization
: The Greenpower Education Trust
whose legal objective is to inspire more young people to become engineers by presenting the engineering industry as an interesting and relevant career choice which could help to solve problems relating to the personal
, social
and emotional development
(known in Britain as PSED) of individuals and societies.
Chamber of Commerce
in 1998 which considered the needs of engineering
companies in that region. The investigation revealed low levels of interest in science
, technology
, engineering
and mathematics
(The so called STEM school subjects).
The Greenpower project started in 1999 to encourage students to construct and race an electric car within professionally drafted specifications. Events
were organized for weekends at major motor circuits around the UK to facilitate attendance from the general public
Greenpower claims that it now works with 500 schools providing events around the UK.
Its Headquarters are at Littlehampton
in Southern England and Greenpower national events are run at the nearby Goodwood Motor Circuit
whose owner is a Patron of Greenpower. The national final in the middle Sunday of October currently (2011) attracts some 70 cars from all over Britain.
The motor, battery and charger, together with comprehensive instructions are included Only basic hand tools are required to assemble the kit, which can be dismounted at the end of the season and reused by another group.
Price about £1000 1200€ (Summer 2011=950 GBP+Tax)
The assembly should take approximately 15 hours, and when done correctly the vehicle is fully compliant with current Formula 24/24+ specifications;The first year entry fee is also included in the price of about £3000
The rules impose strict technical regulations which do not restrict creativity.
Any group of young people that fall into the age category can enter the Greenpower competition as a team (including units sponsored by private companies or public organizations such as primary schools and colleges, Institutes of secondary education, and also older people in youth groups, and universities etc.
The current complete list of partners is published by Greenpower. In 2011 those listed included:
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
: The Greenpower Education Trust
Trust law
In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship whereby property is held by one party for the benefit of another...
whose legal objective is to inspire more young people to become engineers by presenting the engineering industry as an interesting and relevant career choice which could help to solve problems relating to the personal
Personal development
Personal development includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitates employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations...
, social
Social cognition
Social cognition is the encoding, storage, retrieval, and processing, in the brain, of information relating to conspecifics, or members of the same species. At one time social cognition referred specifically to an approach to social psychology in which these processes were studied according to the...
and emotional development
Child development
Child development stages describe theoretical milestones of child development. Many stage models of development have been proposed, used as working concepts and in some cases asserted as nativist theories....
(known in Britain as PSED) of individuals and societies.
History
The trust originated from a study by SussexSussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
in 1998 which considered the needs of engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
companies in that region. The investigation revealed low levels of interest in science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
(The so called STEM school subjects).
The Greenpower project started in 1999 to encourage students to construct and race an electric car within professionally drafted specifications. Events
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
were organized for weekends at major motor circuits around the UK to facilitate attendance from the general public
Greenpower claims that it now works with 500 schools providing events around the UK.
Its Headquarters are at Littlehampton
Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton and east of the county town of Chichester....
in Southern England and Greenpower national events are run at the nearby Goodwood Motor Circuit
Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed, commonly abbreviated as FoS and referred within the United Kingdom as simply the Festival of Speed, is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles that is held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England.Typically held in late June or...
whose owner is a Patron of Greenpower. The national final in the middle Sunday of October currently (2011) attracts some 70 cars from all over Britain.
Goblin Car Kit
The Goblin Kit Car is offered by the Greenpower project as a suitable platform for primary school children aged 7-11. The kit includes all parts and components required to build a complete car - except for the seat and bodywork which is left to the creativity of the team.The motor, battery and charger, together with comprehensive instructions are included Only basic hand tools are required to assemble the kit, which can be dismounted at the end of the season and reused by another group.
Price about £1000 1200€ (Summer 2011=950 GBP+Tax)
Formula 24 Car Kit
The Formula 24 Kit Car. provid a simple, functional route into Greenpower racing for young people aged 11 – 16 at secondary school or in vocational training programs . The kit car features a fully welded steel space frame chassis , Ackermann steering geometry, 20” (c.51cm) wheels with free running hubs and disk brakes The 24V motor and batteries are includedThe assembly should take approximately 15 hours, and when done correctly the vehicle is fully compliant with current Formula 24/24+ specifications;The first year entry fee is also included in the price of about £3000
Formula24+ Tertiary Education Challenge
IET Formula 24+ is for young people aged 16 – 25 and is all about designing and building an electric car with one standard 24volt, 240 watt DC Fracmo electric motor supplied by Greenpower which is sealed and must not be modified. The vehicle traction and control must be powered by a pair of 12V MRT35T car batteries although auxiliary batteries for other functions are permitted.The rules impose strict technical regulations which do not restrict creativity.
Any group of young people that fall into the age category can enter the Greenpower competition as a team (including units sponsored by private companies or public organizations such as primary schools and colleges, Institutes of secondary education, and also older people in youth groups, and universities etc.
The race
The season consists of eight Championship rounds that are each of 90 minutes duration. Teams must enter at least three events two of which may be local, and the third or Final Round which is at Goodwood Motor Circuit and usually held during October. A team's top three results determine their position in the final championship table.Patrons and Partners
The two Patrons (in 2011) are- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of RichmondCharles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of RichmondCharles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon is a British Peer. He was styled Lord Settrington until 1935 and Earl of March and Kinrara between 1935 and 1989, and is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon.The son of...
the Earl of MarchEarl of MarchThe title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
the operator of Goodwood Festival of SpeedGoodwood Festival of SpeedThe Goodwood Festival of Speed, commonly abbreviated as FoS and referred within the United Kingdom as simply the Festival of Speed, is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles that is held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England.Typically held in late June or...
] - David Richards CBEDavid Richards (racing)David Pender Richards CBE is the chairman of Prodrive and Aston Martin, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Warwickshire and has three children....
the chairman of ProdriveProdriveProdrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
and Aston MartinAston MartinAston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
The current complete list of partners is published by Greenpower. In 2011 those listed included:
- SiemensSiemensSiemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
Electronics - Unipro web services
- Fordingbridge roofs plc
- Ford motor co.
- Lockheed Martin Corp
- Passivent Commercial Ltd
- LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
Motor Club - Renishaw precision
- CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
College Group - Springfields nuclear fuels ( a division of Westinghouse Electric CompanyWestinghouse Electric CompanyWestinghouse Electric Company LLC is a nuclear power company, offering a wide range of nuclear products and services to utilities throughout the world, including nuclear fuel, service and maintenance, instrumentation and control and advanced nuclear plant designs...
) - Cummins Diesel Inc
- Cleveland Scientific Institution
- MCIS (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationMitsubishi Chemical Corporation, or MCC, was a Japanese corporation. It merged with Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation to create Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.-External links:...
) - EngineeringUKEngineeringUKEngineeringUK, formerly the Engineering and Technology Board , is an independent, not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote the contribution that engineers, and engineering and technology, make to society...
part of The Lloyds Register Educational Trust - Tomorrow's Engineers charity
- Silverstone circuitSilverstone CircuitSilverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
group - Dunsfold airfield business park
- Aintree Golf centre
- ProdriveProdriveProdrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
motorsport engineering - Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- e2vE2ve2v is a leading global provider of technology solutions for high performance systems; delivering solutions, sub-systems and components to advanced systems companies, for specialist applications within medical & science, aerospace & defence and commercial & industrial markets...
Technologies plc - Newquay Cornwall Airport
- GoMotorsport
- The Insurance Partnership
- MotorSport Vision
- Sevcon control systems
- Rozalex skincare products
- Vicky Kakos in2school directory