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On the 12th of January 2007 Fracoise Hickey from the Tipperary Energy Agency came to the school to talk to us about the benefits of conserving energy both here in school and at home.

We played a game with her which taught us lots of things we should know.

Did you know?

What is energy?

Energy is all around us, and we use it for everything we do. However we don’t really see it. Energy is constantly being used up and changed into different forms. There is energy in everything we do and in everything around us.

What is an energy resource?

Energy makes things happen. An energy resource is something that can be used to provide energy. There are 2 types of energy resources: renewable energy resources and non renewable energy resources.
For example, water is an energy resource. It can be used to turn waterwheels or turbines.
Wood, peat and coal are energy resources which can be used in a fire to make us warm.

The Sun

The sun is our greatest energy resource.
All of our energy comes from the sun:

It shines on us to keep us warm.
• It shines on trees and make them grow.
• It shines on crops and grass which we use for food.
• It shone on trees and other plants millions of years ago. These died and decayed into peat, coal, oil an gas.
• It warms up the air. And hot air rises, causing air to move in the form of wind.

Food gets its energy from the sun.
The sun shines on crops like wheat causing the plants to grow. They store this energy as chemical energy. Our bodies use this chemical energy to keep warm, to move about and to think.

The sun is a renewable resource.

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The Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA) was established in 1998 as a partnership between North and South Tipperary County Councils and Tipperary Institute. The Agency's aim is to support the development of sustainable energy in Co. Tipperary and beyond.The Agency is committed to providing a comprehensive range of services to all sectors in Co. Tipperary with a view to implementing sustainable energy projects which are developed using best practice. The Agency works in the fields of energy efficiency, energy management, renewable energy and sustainable transport.The Agency is linked to a network of other energy agencies in Ireland and Europe. It is a founding member of the Association of Irish Energy Agencies () and is the only Irish member of FEDARENE (the European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies) (www.fedarene.org). The combined experience of the Agency's staff ensures that it can provide a dynamic and comprehensive range of services to all sectors in Co. Tipperary and beyond.
Their website is http://www.tea.ie