Managing Director Mr. Tso Kai-sum is happy
to see the projects becoming increasingly
diversified.
Awardees of the 2008/09 HK Electric Clean
Energy Fund - seven primary schools, four
secondary schools and one tertiary institute
- receive sponsorship to implement their
innovative renewable energy projects on
campus.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will
generate hydrogen by RE for fuel cell
application and will replicate the system in
two secondary schools. Representatives
receive a dummy cheque from Mr. Tso (left)
and Mr. Edmund Leung (right).
A solar energy waterfall is a key feature of
the project to be implemented by HKTA Yuen
Yuen Institute No. 3 Secondary School, whose
representatives receive a cheque from
Director of Engineering (Planning and
Development), Mr. Wan Chi-tin (second from
left), and Dr. Ng Cho-nam (right).
Group Finance Director, Mr. Neil McGee
(third from left) and Ms Nicole Wong (right),
jointly present a cheque to representatives
of Maryknoll Fathers’ School, which won the
funding with a green house powered by mixed
types of RE.
Receiving a cheque from Chief Executive
Officer of Green Power, Dr. Man Chi-sum
(right) and HK Electric Director of
Operations, Mr. Yuen Sui-see (left), teachers
and students from Taoist Ching Chung
Primary School will take part in a project to
install 120 micro wind turbines to provide
electricity for their rooftop garden.
Students from SKH Li Fook Hing Secondary
School are delighted to receive the funding
for the school project which develops a
negative carbon emission life-supporting
water system.
Two young students from Five Districts
Business Welfare Association School
introduce their school project: Stepping Out
a Green World.
A group photo of awardees of 2008/09 HK
Electric Clean Energy Fund.
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Managing Director Mr. Tso Kai-sum is happy
to see the projects becoming increasingly
diversified.
Awardees of the 2008/09 HK Electric Clean
Energy Fund - seven primary schools, four
secondary schools and one tertiary institute
- receive sponsorship to implement their
innovative renewable energy projects on
campus.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will
generate hydrogen by RE for fuel cell
application and will replicate the system in
two secondary schools. Representatives
receive a dummy cheque from Mr. Tso (left)
and Mr. Edmund Leung (right).
A solar energy waterfall is a key feature of
the project to be implemented by HKTA Yuen
Yuen Institute No. 3 Secondary School, whose
representatives receive a cheque from
Director of Engineering (Planning and
Development), Mr. Wan Chi-tin (second from
left), and Dr. Ng Cho-nam (right).
Group Finance Director, Mr. Neil McGee
(third from left) and Ms Nicole Wong (right),
jointly present a cheque to representatives
of Maryknoll Fathers’ School, which won the
funding with a green house powered by mixed
types of RE.
Receiving a cheque from Chief Executive
Officer of Green Power, Dr. Man Chi-sum
(right) and HK Electric Director of
Operations, Mr. Yuen Sui-see (left), teachers
and students from Taoist Ching Chung
Primary School will take part in a project to
install 120 micro wind turbines to provide
electricity for their rooftop garden.
Students from SKH Li Fook Hing Secondary
School are delighted to receive the funding
for the school project which develops a
negative carbon emission life-supporting
water system.
Two young students from Five Districts
Business Welfare Association School
introduce their school project: Stepping Out
a Green World.
A group photo of awardees of 2008/09 HK
Electric Clean Energy Fund.
|
A stepping device generating energy, an array of wind turbines on a rooftop and a solar-powered waterfall combining renewable energy (RE) education with religious studies are among 12 innovative projects receiving sponsorship from the HK Electric Clean Energy Fund in the coming year.
Of 42 submissions for 2008/09 funding, the judging panel selected 12 projects from seven primary schools, four secondary schools and one tertiary institute to receive a total funding of HK$1.1 million. Selection was based on six criteria: innovation, technical feasibility, educational benefits, sustainability, environmental benefits and cost benefits.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony today, HK Electric Managing Director, Mr. Tso Kai-sum, recalled that 24 projects have been completed successfully over the past two years. He was happy to see the projects becoming increasingly diversified, including one which generated electricity while encouraging students to stay fit, and another one which combined art with environmental conservation to create a "Green Gallery". Some schools even made use of the RE installations as teaching tools and incorporated RE projects into the school curriculum.
"An encouraging phenomenon is that the projects promote exchanges with schools organizing open days involving student and public participation," said Mr. Tso. "One of the projects in 2008/09 will involve a tertiary institute partnering with two secondary schools, while another project will see a school inviting schools in Shenzhen to visit its project, hence widening the areas of exchange," Mr. Tso added.
Mr. Tso was referring to the project by the Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to develop an electrolysis hydrogen generator powered by solar energy where the hydrogen produced will be channeled to a fuel cell to produce electricity for a lighting system and portable electronic devices. The system will be replicated in two secondary schools.
The judges commended the project for its knowledge sharing and hoped schools receiving sponsorship this year would benefit a wider community.
Another project which impressed the panel is the one submitted by the Five Districts Business Welfare Association School involving the installation of a stepping device at the school entrance. Connected to a sensor, the device will harness kinetic energy to generate electricity to power an irrigation system.
The wind energy project by Taoist Ching Chung Primary School is the largest in scale of all the wind energy projects. The school will install 120 micro wind turbines to power the irrigation system of the rooftop garden. Adjudicators found this inspiring and believed it would serve as an exemplary role for other primary schools.
Drawing from the teaching of Lao Tzu - the highest good is like water - Hong Kong Taoist Association The Yuen Yuen Institute No.3 Secondary School aims to combine RE with religious studies by building a solar-powered waterfall which will serve as a retreat and an educational resources centre for both teachers and students. The panel found this project unique and worth supporting.
The adjudication panel for the 2008/09 HK Electric Clean Energy Fund comprised the Chairman of Central & Western District Council, Mr. Chan Tak-chor; Director of Atmospheric Research Centre, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Prof. Alexis Lau; Chairman of Energy Advisory Committee, Mr. Edmund Leung; Chief Executive Officer of Green Power, Dr. Man Chi-sum; Chairman of EIA Subcommittee, Advisory Council on the Environment, Dr. Ng Cho-nam; and Assistant Director of Community Education, Participation and Action, WWF Hong Kong, Ms. Nicole Wong.
The list of projects receiving funding this year is:
| Primary Schools |
Project Names |
Project Outline |
| Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School |
RE Centre |
The project will install a solar-powered irrigation system for the school garden where rain water collected will be filtered and used for irrigation. It aims at training students to be "environmental protection ambassadors" who will monitor and analyse RE systems; arrange open days and talks to promote RE and produce online RE information folders and CDs for sharing. |
| St. Bonaventure Catholic Primary School |
Hydroponic Farming Assisted by RE |
Solar panels will be installed to provide electricity for a greenhouse to enhance energy efficiency. Experience sharing sessions with teachers, students and their families are planned. |
| Maryknoll Fathers' School |
Green House Powered by Mixed Types of RE |
This project will construct a greenhouse and install solar panels and wind turbine on campus to power the greenhouse irrigation system. It will organise visits, seminars, exhibitions and open days to promote RE. |
| LST Leung Kau Kui Primary School (Branch) |
RE Demonstration and Teaching Centre |
A total of 12 solar panels on rooftop will provide electricity for LED lights for staircase and LED display board. It will also install a solar water heater and solar water distiller as well as arrange visits and exhibitions to the Centre. |
| Christian Alliance SYY Memorial Primary School |
Sustainable Energy Eco-Demos-cum- Environmental Conservation Community Education Project |
This project will construct a glass eco-house as a teaching centre; install solar panels and a wind turbine to power lighting and ventilation fans in the eco-house; install a solar-powered sprinkler system and a rain water collection tank where the water will be sprinkled on the outer walls of classrooms for heat reduction; arrange environmental training programmes for students and families; to produce education kit, arrange visits, exhibitions and seminars on RE. |
| Five Districts Business Welfare Association School |
Stepping Out a Green World |
It involves a stepping device for generating electricity for an irrigation system on a rooftop garden; arrange seminars on environmental protection and RE; publish a booklet about the project and allow the public to visit the school. |
| Taoist Ching Chung Primary School |
Ching Ching Windmill Programme |
Installation of 120 micro wind turbines on a rooftop will provide electricity for irrigating a rooftop garden and LED display board. It will also organise an environmental ambassador scheme to promote RE and environmental protection as well as open the school for public visits. |