The “world’s largest” hydrogen educational program, the Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix, is coming to Western Australia for the first time this year.
With support from Chevron Australia, school teams from across Perth will have the chance to put their energy engineering skills to the test, racing self-built, hydrogen-powered small model remote-control cars in an ‘endurance race’.
Twenty teams each comprising two students from 15 schools will participate in the WA program this year. Each school will receive equipment and support from Horizon Educational and Australian Earth Science Education to deliver an “engaging, challenging and capacity building” program for their teams.
Chevron Australia Energy Transition Advisor Skye Scrutton says Chevron is dedicated to fostering the next generation of big thinkers.
“The Hydrogen Grand Prix WA invests in the young minds that will help shape Australia’s energy future by inspiring them to engage with STEM as well as exciting future career paths available in the energy industry,” she says.
Horizon Educational CEO Kamil Jelinek says building a future hydrogen workforce is the key mission of Horizon Educational.
“Today these young people are learning about renewable energy through racing 1:10 scale hydrogen-powered cars,” he says. “Tomorrow they’ll be leading innovation, building the fuel cells, electrolysers and wind turbines that will power WA for decades to come.”
The winner of the WA finals, which will be held on 26 July in Perth, will compete in the World Finals in Anaheim, California, in September.
