The microgrid comes with curriculum resources to provide insight into green technology, solar power, data analytics and grid management.
Back to video Saskatoon Industry Education Council and Siemens Canada on Thursday unveiled the Smartflower Microgrid at Bishop Mahoney high school. Smartflower MG is being used to power classrooms and provide real-time data on electricity production and energy absorption — all with curriculum resources to provide insight into green technology, solar power, data analytics and grid management.
We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againJerry Chwang, head of Microgrid Solutions, explains how the Smartflower microgrid follows the sun, absorbing energy and providing power for one of the classrooms at Bishop James Mahoney High School. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Sept. 22, 2022.“Access to the Smartflower technology and connecting it to STEM education is a great way to showcase what careers are available now and in the future in Saskatchewan,” SIEC executive director Janet Uchacz-Hart said. According to Siemens Canada, the technology behind the microgrid can be used to generate, control and distribute power not just in schools, but also small communities, critical infrastructures, remote locations, islands, military institutions and more. The microgrid at Bishop Mahoney is the first educational MG in Canada.Article content “It is very rewarding to see young people excited about working with these technologies in the classroom and using the knowledge to make their own homes and communities sustainable,” Siemens Canada president-CEO Faisal Kazi said. Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison said the province’s tech sector “has experienced exponential growth” and that a project like the one at Bishop Mahoney “showcases technology’s role in engaging our youth and shaping the future of clean tech.”
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