KCLR's Ours To Protect: Season 2 Episode 5 - Travel, Transport, Energy

KCLR's Ours To Protect: Season 2 Episode 5 - Travel, Transport, Energy

From KCLR's Ours To Protect by KCLR

September 29, 2025 · 33 min · Season 2 · Episode 5

About this episode

Students discuss travel, transport, and energy with experts to understand their impact on the environment.

In the penultimate episode of Ours To Protect, students from Gaelscoil Osraí, Kilkenny, Bunscoil McAuley Rice, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, St. Brigid’s National School, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow and School of the Holy Spirit, Kilkenny have focused their attention on the subject of travel and transport along with energy. The students have been asking questions such as where does our electricity come from, and is it good or bad for the planet? Is there a way to stop using too much fossil fuels? And should we have more buses and trains serving rural areas? Alex Hamilton, Senior Engineer at South East Energy Agency, joins Edwina, to answer the children’s questions and provide insights into where our energy sources come from, where we are using it, and how we reduce our energy use. She also talks about the use of fossil fuels and where we use them most in our everyday lives and gives tips on how we can reduce their use. Alex talks to Edwina about generating electricity locally, how we can bring it to our towns and communities, and we learn about the resilience of the grid. Alex also discusses the cost of solar panels and electric vehicles as well as highlighting the importance of the small…

People in this episode

Host: Edwina

Guest: Alex Hamilton

Topics covered

  • travel
  • transport
  • energy
  • fossil fuels
  • public transport
  • sustainability

Keywords

  • electricity
  • fossil fuels
  • solar panels
  • electric vehicles
  • public transport
  • energy sources
  • sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: South East Energy Agency, Carlow County Council

Places: Kilkenny, Callan, Bagenalstown, Co. Kilkenny, Co. Carlow

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