🏎️ H2GP: Galway Hydrogen Car Challenge (secondary school students)
BUILD. RACE. INNOVATE. 🚀
Are you a secondary school student interested in technology, engineering, science or racing? Then this is for you!
Join us for an exciting, hands-on opportunity to design, build and test your very own hydrogen-powered racing car as part of the Kinia Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) programme!
Working in teams, you'll get to explore how hydrogen fuel works, learn about sustainable energy and experience the fun of engineering by building a car that you can put to the test on the track! ⚡
🔧 What will you be doing?
The programme consists of three 2-hour sessions, each focusing on a different stage of the challenge.
📚 Class 1 – Discover & Learn (Theory)
This is the introductory session! You'll learn:
What hydrogen energy is and how it works.
How hydrogen can be used to power cars.
The science and engineering behind hydrogen-powered racing.
What it takes to design and build a racing car.
🛠️ Class 2 – Build Your Car
Time to get hands-on! Working in teams, you'll assemble and build your own hydrogen-powered racing car.
🏁 Class 3 – Test & Race Preparation
Put your creation to the test! You'll practise running your car, make adjustments and prepare for the competition.
🏆 The Regional Final
There will be space for a maximum of 24 secondary school students, divided into 6 teams of 4.
Following the three sessions, one team will be selected to represent the group at the regional Hydrogen Grand Prix event, where they will compete against other teams!
📅 Class 1 – Event Details
📍 Location: PorterShed, Galway
🗓️ Date: Friday 13 November
⏰ Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
👥 Who can attend: Secondary school students
🎟️ Places available: Limited to 24 students
👨👩👧 Information for Parents & Guardians
The programme will take place at PorterShed, a dedicated innovation and enterprise space in Galway.
Students will take part in a structured, supervised educational activity led by an educator trained through the Kinia programme. The sessions are designed to introduce young people to science, technology, engineering and sustainable energy in a practical and engaging way.
The activity is suitable for secondary school students, and no previous experience of engineering, coding or building cars is required.
⚠️ Important – Limited Availability
There are only 24 places available, so please only register if you are certain you can attend.
If you register and later find that you cannot make it, please cancel your booking as soon as possible so that another student has the opportunity to take your place.
We want to make sure every available space is used!
🚀 Ready to build, race and innovate? Sign up and be part of the Galway Hydrogen Grand Prix challenge!