CIRO – Introducing the importance of the coming European “green” energy model in School Education Erasmus Project

Project Title

CIRO – Introducing the importance of the coming European “green” energy model in School Education

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Environment and climate change; Energy and resources

Project Summary

We are currently facing environmental and energy problems such as climate change and the reduction of fossil fuel reserves. Students must know these challenges and look for opportunities and solutions to reduce the environmental impact of man on earth in favor of sustainability. We must be prepared for the anticipated energy change with an efficient use of renewable energies such as: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal or tidal energy. This requires the use of energy storage systems that stabilize the intermittent energy sources (solar, wind) since in many cases the electricity production is not produced at the same time as the demand. Hydrogen produced by the renewable route plays a key role in this energy scheme. According to data from “Fuel Cell Today” (2010), the fuel cell industry (electricity production technology based on hydrogen) foresees a growth potential of up to 500,000 direct jobs, in 2020 within the EU.

The lack of knowledge on this subject, the need to raise awareness and train future workers in this field makes Ciro a strategic project. With it, participating students will benefit significantly, since it will allow them to address these problems in a practical and innovative way.

Our objective is to promote knowledge, skills and capabilities on climate change, sustainability, renewable energies, energy storage systems (with emphasis on hydrogen technologies) and the final applications of these technologies. Promotes the training of teachers and awareness of students between 14 and 17 years in these concepts. Its aim is to generate restlessness and proactivity (in students) for the improvement of air quality and the reduction of climate change either to pursue higher education in these subjects (university / professional training) or to apply it to their daily life, through practices that benefit sustainability.

Ciro proposes a direct international collaboration (4 participating EEMM) between ARIEMA and CRES, a company specializing in learning and knowledge technologies (CCS) and 4 educational centers (IES Diego de Guzmán, Jesús Nazareno School and Städtisches Heriburg-Gymnasium). Fundamental collaboration for the configuration of content and training tools aimed at environmental challenges at European level. The project will define the interests, knowledge and competences of the teachers, then the students must learn in this area and subsequently the contents and tools that Ciro will use to teach this training will be established. The project consists of three intellectual products: O1 Development of Ciro training content and creation of Moodle platform for materials generated during the project and its use as support for teaching in the classrooms. Here a training activity will be carried out focused on the “training of trainers” to create a group of professors trained to program and execute training in the scope of the Ciro project. O2 Development of innovative training materials for classroom use. Digital didactic game based on creating a sustainable city and two didactic kits to experiment, manage and practice with these technologies. O3 Ciro Competition: the students, guided by their teachers, will test their knowledge. It has 3 tests and is divided into 2 stages: 1. At a distance where participants will develop an innovative project based on reducing climate change and improving air quality in their city 2. On the face of their projects, they will receive training on interpersonal skills (entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation and motivation), develop the commercial plan and defend in a debate why their projects are strategic and should be implemented in their cities. The face-to-face stage of the competition will take place during the C2 training activity in Huelva (Spain).

Ciro will guarantee the impact, use and continuity of the results of the project. It will share: 1) the process (social networks, platforms, participatory instrumental services) 2) training resources generated 3) results: intellectual products and informative publications, through social networks, blogs, wikis, web, etwinning platforms, SCIENTIX, School Education Gateway, Teacher Academy publications in press, etc. It will generate direct impact in the early formation of students in the field of climate change, air quality, sustainability, renewable energy, energy storage systems (hydrogen) and the applications of these systems, generating a formative “germ”, expandable and easy to integrate by EU agents, favoring the deployment of energy technologies that propitiate a low carbon economy.

Project Website

http://ciroproject.com/es/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 222714,6 Eur

Project Coordinator

ARIEMA ENERGIA Y MEDIOAMBIENTE SL & Country: ES

Project Partners

• CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION
• COLEGIO JESÚS NAZARENO
• Heriburg-Gymnasium
• IES Diego de Guzmán y Quesada
• Cyber Coach Smart Ltd