▁that ▁region . ▁The ▁investigation ▁revealed ▁low ▁levels ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁science , ▁technology , ▁engineering ▁and ▁mathematics ▁( the ▁so - called ▁S TE M ▁school ▁subjects ). ▁ ▁The ▁Green power ▁project ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁encou rage ▁students ▁to ▁design , ▁build ▁and ▁race ▁their ▁own ▁electric ▁race ▁cars ▁within ▁profession ally ▁draft ed ▁specific ations ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁helping ▁hand ▁from ▁experienced ▁adult s . ▁Events ▁are ▁organized ▁for ▁week ends ▁at ▁major ▁motor ▁circ uits ▁around ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁facil itate ▁attend ance ▁from ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁Circ uits ▁include ▁Good wood , ▁Castle ▁Com be ▁and ▁Dun sf old ▁( the ▁Top ▁G ear ▁test ▁track ). ▁ ▁Green power ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁now ▁works ▁with ▁ 5 0 0 ▁schools ▁providing ▁events ▁around ▁the ▁UK . ▁Its ▁Head quarters ▁are ▁at ▁Font well ▁in ▁Southern ▁England ▁and ▁Green power ▁national ▁events ▁were ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Good wood ▁Motor ▁Circ uit ▁whose ▁owner ▁is ▁a ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁Green power . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁International ▁Final ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Rock ingham ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁October ▁as ▁a ▁two ▁day ▁event . ▁The ▁final ▁attract s ▁some ▁ 1 7 0 ▁cars ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Ireland ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁entries ▁from ▁international ▁teams ▁in ▁America , ▁Poland ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁Corpor ate ▁Challenge ▁attract s ▁entries ▁from ▁large ▁companies