Engineering a Sustainable Energy Supply (EaSES)

The Engineering a Sustainable Energy Supply (EASES) project will provide engineers from across the engineering sector with the training and support required to develop and deliver inspiring and engaging workshops to introduce young people aged 8 to 11 to the work they are doing to develop a sustainable energy generation and supply system – a resource that has never been higher on the national and international agenda.

Funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Awards, “an awards scheme that supports and funds the most creative and impactful projects that engage the public with engineers and engineering.”

Engineers will be given the support they need to develop their confidence and skills to allow them to share

their passion, engineering knowledge and the journey they have followed in becoming an engineer in a way

that will inspire young people to want to follow a career in engineering.

Following a series of live and on-line training workshops, the engineers will co-create projects with members of

the 4wardFutures (4FC) team to inform and inspire young people from groups that are currently

underrepresented in engineering, including the huge part engineers are playing in the creation, development

and maintenance of diverse sustainable energy systems, whilst minimising the environmental impacts

associated with previous energy systems. They will be able to show how this work is paramount to the

security, natural environment and economic well-being of our country.

Young people will gain an insight into the impact of this work, the technologies the engineers are using and

developing, and have a greater understanding of career opportunities across the sector – their applications, personal benefits and the positive impacts on the environment and society.