ABB Australia supports global educational program, Hydrogen Grand Prix and its first all-female team
ABB Australia is sponsor of the Hydrogen Grand Prix, a 6-month educational program offered to select high schools across Australia.
ABB is committed to supporting skills development and innovation in Australia, and developing pathways for women in STEM. ABB is mentoring Foxwell Secondary High School and has two teams participating, one being the first all female team to join the program.
ABB Australia joins other global sponsors such as Toyota, Hyzon Motors, Orlen-Un Petrol, Stanwell Corp and Moravia Steel to support the 6-month educational program H2GP, where students learn about renewable energy, alternative fuels. The students are then challenged to design and build a hydrogen powered remote controlled car, using technology like 3D printing and laser cutting.
At ABB, it is our mission to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future through our technology. The H2GP educational program will allow ABB to support future innovators who are interested in solving some of the world’s biggest challenges.
The H2GP is the only international program that introduces hydrogen into the school curriculum and allows students to engage with real-world hydrogen applications and empowers students to tackle urgent global challenges like climate change.
On October 11, 2022, Foxwell State Secondary College, Gold Coast Australia, hosted an event with its two Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix teams to meet with their sponsor ABB Australia. One of the teams at the college which ABB is sponsoring is composed solely of young women, and a total of ten students make up the two teams.
The best H2GP teams from around the world will then compete annually at the World Hydrogen Grand Prix.
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“We know the investment in STEM, and female STEM programs, creates opportunities for students to gain the essential knowledge that can be used to solve the challenges of today” ABB’s Head of Energy Industries – Australia, Abhinav Harikumar said during his presentation at the launch.
“The H2GP program, created and delivered by Horizon Educational, encourages 21st-century skills and provides opportunities for students to enrich their STEM learning by competing with like-minded students at regional, state, national and international levels”.
“Horizon Educational recently established its APAC office in Queensland, as we consider the sunshine state as a significant renewable energy hub in Asia-Pacific Region.” “We are excited to launch the inaugural H2GP program in Australia and we extend a special thanks to ABB for sponsoring the first G-STEM teams in the country.”– Horizon Educational Director of APAC, Ales Rakovsky