Power presents the visitor with a whole world of practical and interactive experiences. Among the most interesting are Faraday’s Cage, which explains various experiences of high tension electrical discharges; working models (some life-size) such as a windmill that pumps water from the ground; detailed stage sets such as an electrical shop from the early XX century, or the kitchen and bathroom of one of the first houses fitted with gas; lots of different machinery and objects like steam engines, motors and so on; and finally interactive video and CD screens.

A look at all the different sources of power as the driving forces for human activities and for industrialisation. This permanent exhibition is structured through six sections:

1. Animal power The first energy form. Applications.

2. Water and wind The energies of nature. Mills, wheels and turbines. Applications of wind power.

3. Steam and coal The independent energy of the forces of nature. Applications of steam engine.

4. Gas and oil: Energy from fossils

VIRTUAL TOUR

Gas and oil: Energy from fossils Getting to know about gas and oil, from their formation to use: making their origins, production and use understandable. AUDIO

5. Electricity Instant energy. Generation, distribution and applications of electricity.

6. Solar power

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