Contextualization: Energy Independence : « Sun, water and wind serving El Hierro island ».

Learning objectives:
• Producing electricity
– Hydropower (waterfall)
– Fluid energy (wind power)
– Solar energy (photovoltaic)
• Storing electricity
– Potential energy (water retention)
– Chemical (battery)
• Material & Structures : Turbine Study
– Choice of material within the constraints
– prototyping (3D printing)
• Information…
– Acquiring : Pressure sensors, Flowmeter
– Addressing : Siemens PLC
– Communicating information : Ethernet Network