‘Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery’, a major free gallery, was inaugurated at the Science Museum in London on Tuesday. The gallery explores how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably.
It also examines rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed globally to limit climate change. The
gallery highlights technologies and projects from the UK and abroad. It features historic and contemporary exhibits that show how we can journey towards a low-carbon world.
The gallery encourages visitors to reflect on past energy transitions and pioneers who dreamed what might
be possible. Using interactive digital exhibits, and specially commissioned models, the gallery shows how the past, present and future are shaped by human imagination and innovation and explores how we all
have a role to play in deciding our energy future, a company statement said.
Three sections
This century’s defining challenge is showcased across three sections. In Future Planet, visitors can explore how scientists use complex computer-based models to understand our planet, and what these tell us about the range of climate futures that might lie ahead.
In Future Energy, technologies – and the people behind them – that are reimagining how energy is supplied and used are highlighted alongside historic artefacts which provide a longer view of the transition away from fossil fuels.
Our Future looks to a new world that is being dreamt up, with children’s creative ideas of how the world
will meet its future energy needs displayed with expert responses to them.
At the centre of the gallery is ‘Only Breath’, a moving sculpture that signifies the power of nature to inspire technological change.
‘Energy transition needed’
Speaking at the event, Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani, said the gallery is about the revolution that is taking place in the world of energy. “This new gallery is about more than just clean air – or about moving away from oil and gas. It is about the energy transition we need – this world needs – and it is about the revolution that is taking place in the world of energy.”
“We are the bridge connecting the past with the future – we are the bridge between generations. It is our duty to take care of our planet, not only for this generation and the next, but also for generations to come – and I am proud that Adani Green Energy is leading an energy transition that honours this commitment,” he added.
“Today is a red-letter day that marks the opening of The Adani Green Energy Gallery at the @sciencemuseum in London. We are proud of the partnership with the Science Museum, led by Sir Timothy Laurence and Sir Ian Blatchford, that made this stunning gallery a reality. This gallery will serve as a pivotal public space in the understanding of sustainability, transformative technology and climate science,” Gautam Adani wrote on X – while sharing some photographs of the landmark gallery.
The Science Museum was founded in 1857, and is one of London’s major tourist attractions.
“The Science Museum has put together the world’s best curated gallery on energy transition. As one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, we are committed to making progress towards net zero – and there is no greater resource in the fight against climate change than education,” said Sagar Adani, Executive Director, Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL).
Interactive games
The challenges of electrification, energy storage, and supply and demand are also explored in the gallery, with visitors invited to play interactive games and use models that show how energy can be generated
and distributed.
Possible routes to low-carbon transport are featured, as well the decarbonisation of
our buildings and construction industries, and visitors can learn about climate modelling and see
instruments used to measure climate.
The gallery was designed by award-winning architects, Unknown Works. A key element of
sustainable design was the reuse of redundant shelves from the Science Museum’s former object
store. The gallery’s carbon footprint has been monitored, and recyclable aluminium was used where
possible.
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