UCell@Green Man Festival
24 August 2018
On Wednesday 15th August, we packed our stack into the rental van and headed over to Green Man festival site, set in the idyllic countryside around Crickhowell, near the Brecon Beacons. After a successful test of the stack on the Thursday we went to enjoy the music on the opening night of the festival, in advance of three, jam-packed days of electrochemical energy outreach!
As every year, as well as powering the Omni Tent stage, we were also using the demo kits to explain the science of fuel cells and batteries to people of all ages. It was great to hear that some of the children were learning about fuel cells in school and some of them said it really helped them to see the fuel cells in action.
Over the weekend, we spoke to over 1000 people of all ages and we loved having the time to have long chats, and in some cases even debates!, about the future of energy in the UK and beyond. We even spoke to someone who works for the National Trust and owns a fuel cell car! For us, it was encouraging to hear that people are starting to become aware of the technology. We can’t wait for next year already!