{"id":37155,"date":"2025-07-29T03:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/harness-the-power-of-the-sun-diy-solar-powered-aaa-battery-charger-workshop\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T03:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:05:31","slug":"harness-the-power-of-the-sun-diy-solar-powered-aaa-battery-charger-workshop","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/harness-the-power-of-the-sun-diy-solar-powered-aaa-battery-charger-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Harness the Power of the Sun: DIY Solar-Powered AAA Battery Charger Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about solar power? Join us for a free hands-on workshop for adults (18+) at Ferrybank Men\u2019s Shed. Using solar energy experimentation kits, you\u2019ll learn how to build simple working solar circuits on a breadboard \u2013 a reusable base for testing and connecting electronic components \u2013 and build your own working solar-powered AAA battery charger. Best of all, you get to keep the kit so you can disassemble and reassemble the circuit and continue your learning journey in your own time and further explore the kit and instruction manual. No technical experience needed. All materials, including the solar energy experimentation kit, are provided and yours to keep! Delivered by Aileen Drohan from Walton Institute as part of \u2018Shed the Light\u2019, supported by Creative Ireland and Kilkenny County Council.<br \/>Date: Saturday 13th September, 2025<br \/>Location: Ferrybank Men\u2019s Shed<br \/>Duration: 3 hrs<br \/>Ages: 18+<br \/>Cost: Free (registration required)<br \/>Spaces are limited \u2014 register now and power up your skills!<span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Free but booking required&nbsp;<span> &nbsp;All materials provided &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Aileen.Drohan@waltoninstitute.ie<span>&nbsp; <\/span>or visit https:\/\/waltoninstitute.ie<span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The solar panel experimental kit will be used in this worskhop. The user and projects guide can be accessed from the QR code on the kit or through the following link https:\/\/www.velleman.eu\/downloads\/25\/soldering_kits\/manual_wsedu02_en.pdf &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":37156,"template":"","class_list":["post-37155","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Harness the Power of the Sun: DIY Solar-Powered AAA Battery Charger Workshop - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Curious about solar power?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/harness-the-power-of-the-sun-diy-solar-powered-aaa-battery-charger-workshop\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Harness the Power of the Sun: DIY Solar-Powered AAA Battery Charger Workshop - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Curious about solar power? 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