Acorn is creating and repurposing major emissions reduction infrastructure that places North East Scotland – a region with a proud energy heritage – at the centre of the UK’s low-carbon transition.
By improving understanding of Acorn’s purpose and the positive impacts of this transition, we are helping local communities, businesses, and young people to prepare for, and benefit from, the new jobs and opportunities that will emerge from this investment.
To support this, Acorn has developed a diverse programme of education and outreach activities designed to help schools, families, and communities engage with the project. These initiatives aim to build awareness of carbon capture and storage, and to highlight why the region’s unique geology and industrial history make it such an ideal location for this critical infrastructure.
Our programme includes:
- Interactive school workshops
- “Kitchen Cupboard Science” demonstrations
- Discussion panels and public Q&A sessions
- Training for science‑centre outreach teams
- Climate‑themed graffiti projects
- A walk through geological time with our Rock Doctors
We continue to develop new and creative ways to start conversations about energy, climate change, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen - inspiring curiosity, understanding, and participation in Scotland’s low-carbon energy future.
Our work in education
