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The Department for the Economy's GeoEnergy NI interactive mobile discovery centre arrived in Magherafelt this week for a school's information day hosted by St Mary's Grammar School.
The GeoEnergy NI project is designed to help visitors "discover the heat beneath their feet" through exploring the potential for sustainable geothermal energy through geothermal demonstrator projects in two locations in Northern Ireland – one based at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus near Antrim and the other in the Stormont Estate in Belfast.
Both sites are believed to have favourable geological conditions which could deliver significant geothermal potential in the future.
In total five schools in the area got to find out more about the GeoEnergy NI project and Northern Ireland’s geothermal potential including Magherafelt Primary School, Sperrin Integrated College, Rainey Endowed School, and Holy Family Primary School.
The school’s visit was joined by Chair Councillor Eugene McConnell who met with a group of students and teachers from St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt to learn more about the project and Northern Ireland’s wider geothermal energy potential.
Together they sampled the interactive exhibits including bespoke Virtual Reality (VR) content which has been developed to help bring the subject matter to life.
The GeoEnergy NI Discovery Centre is designed to help schools, families, businesses, and community groups discover the power and potential of geothermal energy as a renewable and low carbon energy source, and is packed full of educational resources, including interactive experiences such as VR technologies.
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