INNOVATIVE pupils from Kingsland Primary School reached new depths last month after designing the Scotland’s best offshore wind turbine.

A team of seven young budding engineers blew judges away at the Young Engineers and Science Club (YESC) event at Glasgow Science Centre where they scooped a top award for their school.

The Scotland-wide primary and secondary school education programme is run by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).

The team took the projects that they had been working on throughout the year to showcase.

Projects included a water filtration system, child chair, underwater research centre and a healthy eating vending machine.

As well as showcasing their creations, two groups had also taken part in the competition projects organised by YESC, which were ph in Scotland and Knots to Watts.

And the P6 Kingsland pupils proved they had the power when it came to designing and making an offshore floating wind turbine which won them the Knots to Watts competition.

The team faced many challenges during the design and making phases, and the pressure was on during the event itself with obstacles to overcome.

But the dynamic team didn’t get into deep water and their design sailed through the final test.

Depute headteacher Christine Hope said: “One of the team members, Ruaridh, represented his team in Glasgow and showed lots of resilience and perseverance throughout the testing of the turbine as he had to make a few adjustments to the blades during the test.

“He really did experience what it was like to be an engineer. After testing the turbine Ruaridh was joined by the rest of the group and were asked some very difficult questions about floating wind turbines and how they affect the environment.”

When it came to the award ceremony the Kingsland team were blown away when they were announced the winners of Knots to Watts.

They were presented with a trophy and a prize of £250 to put towards STEM resources for the school’s Young Engineers Club.

The prize was presented by the engineer who designs offshore wind turbines who had flown all the way from Oslo to judge the category and hand over the trophy, which is now proudly displayed in Kingsland’s booming trophy cabinet.