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01 Dec, 2025

Innovating Solar Intelligence: Ysgol David Hughes sixth form students take on the sky camera challenge 

Collaborating with the talented sixth form students of Ysgol David Hughes on Anglesey, through the STEM Cymru’s Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW).

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