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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S80882/01
Title:	PPA: Veg Power
Principal Investigator:	Ormerod, Professor RM
Other Investigators:	Jones, Dr GR
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Department:	Sch of Chemistry & Physics
Organisation:	Keele University
Scheme:	PPE PreFEC
Starts:	01 June 2004	Ends:	31 March 2005	Value (£):	61,800
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Energy Storage
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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We want to inspire the general public to think about batteries and electricity by building the largest Vegetable Powered Battery in the world and to set a new Guinness World Record. With this massive VPB we plan to power a 2004 Christmas decoration in Stoke-on-Trent. A radio advertising campaign will ask people to bring along a piece of veg to power up the battery and keep the lights on.The VPB will be mobile and tour around the Northwest and Midlands and schools during the build-up to Christmas. Along side the VPB displays will inform people about the science of batteries and power generation. The VPB would power hands-on fun exhibits such as mobile phones, radios, CD players, electronic games and more serious gadgets such as a heart pace-maker and electronic tags to impress upon people the difference batteries make in our lives.
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