The RED WoLF Project aims to increase the use of renewables and reduce CO2 emissions from home electricity. The project utilises technology to store renewable energy output from the Power Grid at times of low demand, so it can be used when demand is higher. Currently, when energy demand is low on sunny/windy days, output of solar or wind power is reduced, and clean energy potential wasted. RED WoLF seeks to change this with a Hybrid Storage System (HSS) that will be adopted across North-West Europe, with 100 pilot homes in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland, that will reduce CO2 emissions from their energy use by 215 tonnes/yr.
RED WoLF and Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK) are launching an exciting collaborative student challenge summer school to demonstrate the importance of students from all disciplines in tackling real-world sustainability challenges. We will be offering up to 60 fully funded places to motivated students in North-West Europe1 from a broad range of disciplines to enrol in the RED WoLF summer school.
This summer school will take place entirely online from June 2021 – August 2021. Small and passionate groups of students will develop impactful projects, research or initiatives addressing real-world challenges faced by the RED WoLF project. Students will work in inter-disciplinary groups with regular support from project partners and SOS-UK staff. The Summer School will culminate in August 2021 when student teams will present their projects and learnings to project partners and other key stakeholders.
Why take part?
Through taking part in the RED WoLF student challenge summer school, you will be able to develop and demonstrate transferable professional and academic skills, such as:
• Project planning
• Sustainability and low-carbon technologies
• Communication for engagement
• Monitoring and evaluation
You will have the opportunity to apply your specialist skills, knowledge and experience to local and global social and environmental sustainability challenges and addressing the climate emergency, with potential to make a real impact on the RED WoLF project outcomes. You will also have the opportunity to meet and work with new like-minded students from across North-West Europe, and present to high profile stakeholders. All students will be provided a certificate and digital badge upon completion of the programme to demonstrate your participation, and the skills you’ve gained.
The summer school is extra-curricular and voluntary with an expected time commitment of around 1 day per week over the eight-week programme (flexible around your studies, work or other commitments as much of the course content will be working in small groups in your own time). The entire challenge will be completed online using video conferencing and online collaboration tools.
Although we expect most students to enrol in an extra-curricular capacity, if you are able to claim academic credit for summer placements of this nature, please talk to your supervisor, and we will aim to support the necessary placement requirements, so you can gain your course credit.