The operators of the Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the east coast of England are inviting applications for grants from its Community Fund through its STEM programme.
The fund will now be accepting applications from secondary school pupils across Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk and Breckland during 2019.
Dudgeon has committed to a yearly investment of £100,000 to its community fund for the lifetime of the wind farm as it seeks to inspire pupils to go on and study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
The announcement took place at Sheringham High School in North Norfolk, where kids received certificates from last year’s fund after taking part in a successful robotics programme.
Dudgeon power plant manager Sonja Chirico Indrebø said: As well as this exciting robotics development programme, other projects which received grant funding during 2018 included an inter-school challenge surrounding a single seat electric racing car, an out-of-hours school ‘Maker Shed’ project and a series of interactive energy days delivered to schools in the Great Yarmouth and Breckland regions of Norfolk.
“My colleagues and I are really looking forward to reviewing the applications for 2019 funding as I am confident they will include some exciting approaches which will inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists which will be critical to the future success of the energy industry locally and nationally.”