PEMC Group members enjoy working with schools and with the local community, engaging with young people about engineering, power electronics, and machines. 

Greenpower IET Goblin Electric Car - Primary School Competition

PEMC, in collaboration with the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, held a competition to give Primary schools in the Nottingham area the opportunity to win a Greenpower IET Goblin electric cart kit.  

The Greenpower Education Trust’s (www.Greenpower.co.uk) objective is to advance education in the subjects of sustainable engineering and technology to young people. The Greenpower IET Goblin electric cart kit is aimed at primary school children aged 9-11 who will be supported by a group of researchers from the PEMC group to assemble the cart during a 10 week, hour-long after school club. Support will also be provided to the school in preparing the cart to participate in Greenpower race events organised nationwide. 

September 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Michael Faraday's first demonstration of the electric motor, a technology at the heart of sustainable transport and this year, in recognition of this landmark, we will be awarding two cart kits. 

To enter the competition, schools sent PEMC their answers to the following question: ‘How do you think we will travel in 2050?’ Answers were expressed in the form of an artwork of choice and were judged on their creative content and presentation.  

The annual competition closes at the end of November each year, with the winners announced at the beginning of the following year.