Pupils at a Dundee high school have reached the final of a prestigious renewable energy award.
A team from Braeview Academy are in the running for the Junior Saltire Award for their floating wave energy converter which uses wave power to create electricity.
The shortlisted gadgets will be tested at Edinburgh University’s FloWave ocean energy research facility next week – the world’s most sophisticated ocean simulator which can recreate multi-directional waves and fast tidal flows.
Braeview teacher Jim Kerr said: “Everyone involved in this project is thrilled to have made it through to the final. Designing and then building this device has been a fascinating process and it’s great to have the chance to test it out in this way.
“A lot of hard work and enthusiasm has gone into reaching this stage, so it’s a great achievement.”
This is the second year in a row Braeview will be represented in the final, but they were pipped to the post by Carnoustie High last time round.
More than 600 pupils from around Scotland took part in the Scottish Government-funded competition.
The competition is the junior version of the £10 million Saltire Prize challenge, created to accelerate the commercial development of wave and tidal energy technology.
The winning teams will be announced in Glasgow on June 10, and will receive prizes of up to £750 for their school.
