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This site contains teaching resources for schools on sustainable energy: renewable sources, the many uses of energy in the UK, and their environmental impact. The resources have been designed for age 15-19 (UK GCSE and A Level students, primarily in Physics and Geography), but are also suitable for Eco-Schools groups and other activities under the Sustainable Schools Initiative. For more details, see "About these resources".
A key feature of the resources is to be quantitative - from estimating the potential for wind energy in the UK, to the carbon footprint of heating and lighting, to the environmental benefit in recycling a beverage can.
The resources draw extensively on the book by Prof. David MacKay: Sustainable Energy without the hot air (UIT Cambridge, and available online from www.withouthotair.com). The analysis of the impact of materials and products also draws on the book Materials and the Environment (Butterworth-Heinemann) by Prof. Mike Ashby.
Particular thanks to David Mackay, Mike Ashby and Granta Design, for their permission to use material and data from their books/software. For further details of these sources, see: Introduction: About these Resources.
The resources use Scribd to display PDF files within the Webpages (best maximised to full screen). Note that the Scribd window can also be controlled via various icons at the top and bottom of the window - e.g. to zoom in, or to display just the Scribd content in full screen mode. All source files may be downloaded for educational use only, with due acknowledgement.
These resources have been produced within M.Eng. projects at Cambridge University by Jack Nash, Sarah Carter and Jenny Gerhold, under the supervision of Dr Hugh Shercliff.
This is work in progress: any suggestions or feedback would be welcome: please email hrs@eng.cam.ac.uk
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