An 8-week program aimed at educating students about the vast potential of renewable energy in The Bahamas.
02/04/2020
Due to the 24 hour curfew in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the KidWind Challenge has been postponed. We will provide further details as soon as the 'all clear' is given. Thank you for your continued support.
16/02/2020
Fr. Shazz and BPL promoting the upcoming Kid Wind Challenge.
09/01/2020
Are you ready for KidWind 242? For more information click the link below.
https://www.sjcenergyacademybahamas.org/summit
18/05/2019
This week the Energy Academy students learnt about energy storage. They made hydrogen using both wind and solar and ran the stored hydrogen through a fuel cell to create a constant supply of electricity. As a result of inclement weather, the students also learnt about on of the major drawbacks of using renewable energy- the inability to control the supply of the natural resource.
To reinforce last week's lesson on wind energy, Mr. Miguel Swann of BPL shared with the students some of his experiences while working on wind turbines in Canada. The students were able to garner a better understanding of the career opportunities in the renewable energy field.
11/05/2019
During week 2 the Energy Academy students also got an opportunity to learn about passive solar. The students worked in pairs to create their own solar cookers using pizza boxes. Their challenge was to created a s'mores treat. Some of the cookers reached temperatures exceeding 150°F.!
11/05/2019
Photos of the students putting together their solar car kits during their lesson on active solar.
Congratulations to our runners up, Team Ecolife (an all girls team) whose pizza inspired blades lifted 15 weights.
Congratulations to Team Protons, our wind turbine challenge winner . Their blades were able to lift 21 weights.
04/05/2019
Exciting first day of the SJC Energy Academy sponsored by BPL! The students learnt about wind turbines and, after conducting some research, they designed their own wind turbine blades. Team Protons emerged as the wind turbine challenge winner , with blades that were able to lift 21 weights. Impressive!
25/04/2019
Another awesome day getting the word out about the BPL/SJC Energy Academy partnership. Today K. Quincy Parker (of BPL) and Fr. Shazz Turnquest visited the bright and inquisitive students at H. O. Nash Junior High School. We invite all Junior High School students to register to participate by visiting our website www.sjcenergyacademybahamas.org/bpl-sjc. We look forward to welcoming 20 excited students to the program on May 4!
| Monday | 08:00 - 15:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 03:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 03:30 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 15:30 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 15:30 |