H2 Train and Learn Challenge
Accelerating the energy transition with hydrogen. That is the mission secondary vocational education students from Noorderpoort, Alfa-college and DC Terra worked on during the Hydrogen Challenge. 65 students came to Energiehub050 to work on five different hydrogen challenges from 22 to 24 April.
Our Project Manager Pjotr Jacobs co-organised the H2 Train and Learn Challenge from the project Waterstof Werkt: H2 Train and Learn Hub and looks back on the event enthusiastically. “The assignment was to get the mbo to work with hydrogen and then multi-level. That succeeded, because besides students from Noorderpoort, Alfa-college and DC Terra, students from the Hanze also participated in the challenge. It was very exciting to see how the students got to work and to see the cooperation between students from different educational institutions,‘ Pjotr says. ’The only point for improvement we have is that we hope more women will participate in a next edition. Because women are indispensable in the energy transition. ”
The students could choose from five assignments to work on; concrete issues from the business world:
- Gasunie: Develop a scale model that provides insight into energy balance and hydrogen storage.
- Holthausen Clean Technology: How can we dispose of water vapour from hydrogen vehicles in a smart way?
- Museum ship Emma: Design a hydrogen hybrid propulsion system without affecting the appearance of the ship.
- Noorderpoort: Integrate a complete hydrogen-powered drone set into a working system.
- RWE: Devise an applicable application for hydrogen produced by the Battolyser.
Pjotr says: “the students could sign up in advance for a challenge that took them three days to complete. On the first day, they received an explanation and could start the assignment with their team. On the second day, experts were present to answer questions and provide the students with practical tips. On the last day, the students were allowed to present the solutions to the issues at a company market. Models, drawings and other elaborations of the ideas were on display here.” The jury, consisting of professionals working at Gasunie, LEF, Museum Ship Emma, Resato and RWE, then assessed the solutions before identifying a winning team for each assignment. The winning teams won a gold medal and a voucher. Of the five winning teams, one more team has a chance of winning €3,000 to further develop their solution.
Wondering how the H2 Train and Learn Challenge went down? Watch Alfa-college’s aftermovie.
