Schools & Homes Energy Education Project/Solar-Active was established in May 1993 as an initiative of Sheffield Environmental Training, a South Yorkshire environmental charity; and with funding from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions’ Environmental Action Fund.
On 4th November 1996 it registered as a not-for-profit company, and as a charity on 15th January 1999. In 1999 the Plugging Into the Sun® trademark was registered.
In December 2002 we established Recovery Insulation Ltd as a for profit share capital company and social enterprise. In 2005, the Inno-Therm® trademark was registered.
What Has Been Achieved
Since 2009 we have successfully developed an educational method for teaching and leaning about energy efficiency and renewable energy resources for application in the home and workplace.
The SOLAR STEM resources support an approach to learning that focuses on stimulating student’s interest and involves real life applications of scientific concepts while providing opportunities to use inventive, creative, problem solving skills crucial to scientific and inventive thinking; making science enjoyable to learn and teach.
Congratulations to Solar Active who has received a RISE Award for his Solar Car collaborative learning zoom workshops. Providing practical on-line self-supporting remote learning sessions were successfully conducted using a problem solving approach. The professional development practical on-line sessions are available to home educators, primary, and secondary students and FE/HE teachers. Places are available – contact firstname.lastname@example.org to register.
Our unique flexible solar cells have significant output in diffuse light conditions. An in-house encapsulation process is in production for our single and double cells.
Solar STEM Resources
The resources include model solar car, boat, hydrofoil, lorry and mini-water pump and solar water heating, solar electricity, wind and water wheel demonstrations. They are powered by our unique flexible solar cells.
The model solar car kit has been specifically designed for the builder to learn using their creative and inventive of any changes they make first hand.
This approach is highly effective in creating enthusiasm and encouraging invention; while allowing one to gain knowledge skills through a process of trial and error; experiencing the affects and problem solving skills.
Solar Car & Boat Challenges
Since 2003 young people in South Yorkshire have been building solar model cars and boats as part of the EPSRC ‘Engineering a Better World’ case study [Solar Detectives] to develop their enterprise skills and enthusiasm in Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics.
The QCA “considered the Solar Cars/Boats used in the Solar Detectives case study to have helped pupils transfer knowledge and skills between different subject areas. The inspired engineering experience was supported by the educational method and curriculum materials created by Solar Active.”
Solar-Active provides has provided resources and support for 50+ Solar Challenges across UK and Europe in using our solar car & boat, inter-active demonstrations, carbon-footprint and energy efficiency home/school surveys. The support also includes access to web based technical and teaching materials.
CPD Training Workshops
CPD training workshops are conducted in our education method and how to use our renewable & energy efficiency education resources to accomplish curriculum outcomes. Workshops and courses are conducted with community/environmental organisations, young people, educational institutions (Primary, Secondary, FE/HE), home educators, professionals and the general public.
The resources also provide the opportunity to create student enterprise projects and enthusiasm in STEM SUBJECTS. Encouraging students to study and enter into careers in engineering and develop an understanding of the issues of sustainability, climate change and global warming. Proven useful with the hard-to-reach and fits into concept of V-A-K Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic learning.
Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll remember.
Let me do it, I’ll understand.
Dígame, yo lo olvidaré. Muéstremelo, lo recordaré.
Déjeme hacerlo, yo lo comprenderé.
A Chinese proverb by Confucius
Help Shape the Future
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Want to find out more?
We’re always listening and want to hear from Teachers, Parents and Students.
If you want to know anything more about the service, have an idea for a resource or are interested in a workshop, please do get in touch.
As a social enterprise, Recovery Insulation Ltd. stands apart from other insulation companies in donating a proportion of our sales income to the Schools & Homes Energy Education Project to conduct renewable energy and energy efficiency activities in educational establishments, youth groups and general public.
Sheffield/South Yorkshire Listening & Focusing Group
Listening and Focusing skills can give people the means to delve in and discover what action they could take in decision making, problem solving, creativity, self-assessment and conflict resolution.
Shule na Nyumba Shirika la Elimu ya Nishati (SHOE) ilianzishwa mnamo Mei 1993 kama mpango wa Mafunzo ya Mazingira ya Sheffield, shirika la misaada ya mazingira la Yorkshire Kusini, na kwa ufadhili kutoka kwa Idara ya Mazingira, Usafiri na Mikoa (DEPAR). Mnamo Novemba 4, 1996, shirika hilo lilisajiliwa kama shirika lisilo la faida, na kama shirika la misaada mnamo Januari 15, 1999. Mwaka 1999 alama ya biashara ya Plugging Into the Sun ilisajiliwa. Mnamo Desemba 2002, kampuni ya Insulation Recovery ilianzishwa kama kampuni ya faida ya hisa na biashara ya kijamii. Mwaka 2005 jina la biashara la Innocentia Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Thermo Tangu mwaka 2009 tumefanikiwa kuendeleza mbinu ya elimu ya kufundisha na kutegemea juu ya ufanisi wa nishati na rasilimali za nishati mbadala kwa matumizi nyumbani na mahali pa kazi. Rasilimali za SOLAR STEM zinasaidia mbinu ya kujifunza ambayo inazingatia kuchochea maslahi ya mwanafunzi na inahusisha matumizi ya maisha halisi ya dhana za kisayansi wakati ikitoa fursa za kutumia ujuzi wa uvumbuzi, ubunifu, na ufumbuzi wa tatizo muhimu kwa kufikiri kisayansi na uvumbuzi; kufanya sayansi kufurahisha kujifunza na kufundisha. SolarCare ni kampuni ya teknolojia ya jua ya kimataifa ambayo imepata tuzo ya RISE kwa ajili ya mafunzo ya SolarCare ya ushirikiano ya kujifunza zoom. Kutoa mazoezi ya mtandaoni ya kujitegemea mafunzo ya mbali vikao walikuwa mafanikio uliofanywa kwa kutumia mbinu ya kutatua tatizo. Mkutano wa mafunzo ya ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi wa ufundi. Maeneo yanapatikana <unk> wasiliana na jina la kwanza. jina la mwisho@example.org kujiandikisha. Seli zetu za jua zenye kubadilika-badilika zina uwezo mkubwa wa kutoa umeme katika hali ya mwanga uliosambaa. mchakato wa encapsulation ndani ya nyumba ni katika uzalishaji kwa ajili ya seli zetu moja na mbili. Solar STEM Rasilimali: Rasilimali ni pamoja na mfano wa gari la jua, mashua, hydrofoil, lori na bomba la maji ndogo na joto la maji ya jua, umeme wa jua, upepo na maonyesho ya gurudumu la maji. Zinaendeshwa na chembe zetu za jua zenye kubadilika-badilika. Kit ya gari ya jua ya mfano imebuniwa maalum kwa wajenzi kujifunza kutumia ubunifu wao na ubunifu wa mabadiliko yoyote wanayofanya. Njia hii ni ufanisi sana katika kuunda shauku na kuhamasisha uvumbuzi, wakati kuruhusu mtu kupata ujuzi wa maarifa kupitia mchakato wa jaribio na makosa, uzoefu wa athari na ujuzi wa kutatua tatizo. Tangu 2003, vijana katika Yorkshire Kusini wamekuwa kujenga magari ya mfano wa jua na mashua kama sehemu ya utafiti wa kesi ya EPSRC 'Uhandisi wa Ulimwengu Bora' [Wachunguzi wa Jua] ili kuendeleza ujuzi wao wa biashara na shauku katika Sayansi, Uhandisi wa Teknolojia na Hisabati. QCA <unk>iliona Magari ya jua au Mashua zilizotumiwa katika utafiti wa kesi ya Solar Detectives kuwa zimesaidia wanafunzi kuhamisha maarifa na ujuzi kati ya maeneo tofauti ya somo. "Mafunzo ya uhandisi ya kuvutia na ya kuvutia ya SolarActive imetoa rasilimali na msaada kwa ""Migogoro ya 50+ ya Jua"" kote Uingereza na Ulaya katika kutumia gari letu la jua na mashua, maonyesho ya maingiliano, uchunguzi wa alama ya kaboni na ufanisi wa nishati nyumbani na shule." Msaada pia ni pamoja na upatikanaji wa vifaa vya kiufundi na kufundisha msingi mtandao. Mafunzo ya CPD: Mafunzo ya CPD yanafanyika katika mbinu yetu ya elimu na jinsi ya kutumia rasilimali zetu za elimu ya nishati mbadala na ufanisi wa nishati ili kufikia matokeo ya mtaala. Mafunzo ya ufundi na mafunzo yanafanywa na mashirika ya jamii, vijana, taasisi za elimu (Kisomo cha Msingi, Sekondari, FE, HE), walimu wa nyumbani, wataalamu na umma kwa ujumla. Rasilimali pia kutoa fursa ya kuunda wanafunzi miradi ya biashara na shauku katika STEM SUBJECTS. Kukuza wanafunzi kujifunza na kuingia katika kazi katika uhandisi na kuendeleza uelewa wa masuala ya uendelevu, mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa na ongezeko la joto duniani. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""VK"" ni neno la kawaida kwa VK, ambalo linahusu VK, ambayo ni neno la kawaida kwa VK, ambayo inahusu VK, ambayo inahusu VK, ambayo inahusu VK, ambayo inahusu VK, ambayo inahusu VK, ambayo inahusu VK, ambayo inahusu VK." Niambie, nitasahau. Nionyeshe, nitakumbuka. Hebu nifanye, nitaelewa. Dígame, yo lo olvidaré. Muéstremelo, lo recordaré. Déjeme hacerlo, yo lo comprenderé. Mithali ya Kichina na Confucius Msaidie Kufanyiza Baadaye Tunatafuta wanachama na wakurugenzi kusaidia kuendesha mradi mbele. Kuwa mwanachama: Nakala ya jarida letu la kila robo mwaka 10% punguzo katika duka letu Kuwa Mkurugenzi: Fanya kazi yetu ya sasa na ya baadaye: Kuendeleza rasilimali za ubora wa juu: Kutoa mafunzo katika nishati mbadala: Unataka kujua zaidi? Sisi daima kusikiliza na wanataka kusikia kutoka kwa Walimu, Wazazi na Wanafunzi. Kama unataka kujua zaidi kuhusu huduma, kuwa na wazo kwa ajili ya rasilimali au ni nia ya warsha, tafadhali kupata kuwasiliana. Kama biashara ya kijamii, Insulation Recovery Ltd. inasimama mbali na makampuni mengine ya insulation katika kutoa sehemu ya mapato yetu ya mauzo kwa Shule na Nyumba za Elimu ya Nishati ya Shule ili kuendesha shughuli za nishati mbadala na ufanisi wa nishati katika taasisi za elimu, vikundi vya vijana na umma kwa ujumla. Sheffield & South Yorkshire: Kusikiliza & Focusing Group: Usikilizaji na Focusing ujuzi inaweza kutoa watu njia ya kuchunguza na kugundua nini hatua wanaweza kuchukua katika maamuzi, kutatua matatizo, ubunifu, kujithamini na utatuzi wa migogoro.