Fairs and exhibitions 2010

The company's range of educational activities is complemented with other actions, like participation in exhibitions and events addressed to educational centres that foster the knowledge of science and technology as a part of the cultural heritage of the general public.

Notable participations

CONAMA (Congress for the Environment).

From 22 to 26 November in Madrid.

More information at: http://www.conama10.es/ Open in new window .

Navarrainnova.

From 17 to 20 November in the Pamplonetario (Pamplona, Spain).

Semanas de la Ciencia Tecnologia e Innovación. 8-21 Noviembre 2010

Red Eléctrica participates in this fair that will try to show the general public how innovation improves our quality of life. The fair is held within the framework of the Science, Technology and Innovation Weeks and Red Eléctrica will illustrate, through the use of diverse educational materials, the challenge faced when attempting to achieve the balance between generation and consumption, how renewable energies are integrated into the electricity system and its backing of the electric vehicle as a new consumer which will allow a more efficient operation of the electricity system.

More information at: http://www.navarrainnova.com/ Open in new window .

Empírika, I Iberoamerican Science, Technology and Innovation Fair.

From 12 to 15 November in Salamanca. Free admission.

Red Eléctrica will be providing educational resources designed to show what is hidden behind the overhead electricity lines, in a simple, didactic, and educational way for both children and adults. At the stand, visitors can get to understand the challenge faced when attempting to find the balance between generation and consumption and also how renewable energies are integrated into the electricity system, by means of several didactic experiments, interactive displays, the demand curves and wind power production and the game CONTROLA. In addition, visitors will also be the protagonist and will be able to find out how, as a consumer, electricity is consumed and what effect our habits actually have on consumption. Finally, Red Eléctrica will present its backing of the electric vehicle as a new consumer which will allow a more efficient operation of the electricity system.

More information at: http://www.empirika.org/ Open in new window .

Biodiversitat.

From 13 to 15 May, from 10.00 to 20.00 h. Palma de Mallorca. Admission free.

Red Eléctrica will present several educational resources designed to show what lies behind power cables in an educational, entertaining and easy way for children and adults. The stand will feature several workshops and science-based performances related to the generation and transmission of energy, such as "Travelling Electricity" or Responsible Consumption. The shows will also be available at the institutional stand at the fair.

Visitors to the Red Eléctrica stand will also find monitors with demand curves of the Balearic Islands in real time, video and interactive presentations, as well as the game CONTROLA: The interactive simulator that offers players, in an amusing way, the chance to play the role of operators in an electricity control centre.

More information at: http://fira2009.balearsfaciencia.org/ Open in new window

"The Highway behind the Socket" Exhibition. Electricity from the Power Plant to your House.

From March to May in the Castilla-La Mancha Science Museum (Cuenca).

This exhibition was created with the aim of bringing to the public how electricity manifests itself, is produced and transmitted, and how electricity systems operate; in short, what happens from when the electricity is generated until it reaches your home. The exhibition is interactive and includes 20 modules, divided into three areas, which provide an overview of the history of electricity and its main players. It also presents the essential elements of electricity generation and transmission. At first, visitors can check through several experiments the essential elements of electricity and its manifestations in nature; in the second module, they can re-visit the history of electricity and its main characters, and the last part includes some background information on Red Eléctrica's work: cables, scarescrows, beacons, isolators and some antique pieces. Monitors are also available with the mainland demand curve and the game CONTROLA: The amusing interactive simulator that offers players the chance to be an operator in an electricity control centre.

Consult the exhibition brochure (PDF, 6.39 MB, 32 pg) Open in new window .

More information at: http://pagina.jccm.es/museociencias/ Open in new window .