Cost-efficient and simple hands-on experiments for education in renewable energy system

Renewable energy (RE) practical lessons in school are mostly restricted to demonstration sessions run by an instructor handling expensive equipment or limited field trips where students observe the plants at a distance. The unidirectional lecturing and lack of hands-on exposure further alienates the student and makes renewable technology seem mysterious. The authors propose a hands-on education framework suitable for high school and university students which explains a vast majority of RE concepts through simple experiments using low-cost equipment for classrooms of up to 30 students which encourages Active Learning and Practice Oriented Teaching.