"Traquair Fair goes Latin American!" was the theme, so we stuck to it and brought the sun down with us on the Saturday. Handy for the solar workshop... and a lot of youngsters and adults alike were transfixed by the solar-powered motor they managed to make. One group started plans for a comedy solar powered fan-hat, but were disappointed to hear they'd already been made.
Even many of the Fair's characters were introduced to the delights of renewable energy.
(Piccie: "I wish we were renewable...")
Sunday was a lot more drizzly, but the atmosphere was still buzzing with carnival music and p
arades. And even with the clouds, it was possible to demonstrate solar power working in Scotland (although at least 4 cells had to be connected in series for the motor to move...)The power from the pod wasn't being used for anything apart from boiling a kettle for a few cups of tea, but the hot water was definitely appreciated on the Sunday.
(Picture 2: unfortunately the drizzle made Zoe shrink...)
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