- Award-winning ‘Energy Revolution’ gallery celebrates one million visitors, blending art, science, and sustainability in an inspiring journey toward a low-carbon future
From terracotta cooling façades to futuristic tidal turbines, the Adani-backed exhibit fuels young minds and global dialogue on innovation, imagination, and a greener tomorrow
NE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BUREAU
LONDON, OCT 16
Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery — the award-winning, free gallery at London’s Science Museum that explores how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably — has welcomed one million visitors since its opening in late March 2024.
Dedicated to one of the greatest challenges of our time — the rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed to limit climate change — the gallery features striking displays of contemporary and historic objects, engaging digital exhibits, and specially commissioned models that together trace the past, present, and future of energy systems shaped by human imagination and innovation.
A Global Story of Energy and Ingenuity
The gallery highlights technologies and projects from the UK and abroad — from hydrogen power on Orkney to terracotta air-cooling façades in India and solar farms in Morocco. It has fast become a favourite among both families and school groups, with over 10,000 students participating in educational visits since it opened.
Sagar Adani, Executive Director, Adani Green Energy Ltd, said: “We are honoured to witness Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery inspiring a million minds and igniting conversations around sustainability and innovation. At Adani Green Energy, we believe that a sustainable future is rooted in bold innovation and collective action. This milestone reflects the shared commitment to shaping a greener tomorrow and showcases the power of education in driving meaningful change. We congratulate the Science Museum Group on achieving this significant landmark and are proud to support a gallery that continues to trigger curiosity and nurture solutions for a cleaner, more resilient world.”
Sir Ian Blatchford, Chief Executive and Director of the Science Museum Group, added: “We are delighted to have welcomed a million visitors to this stunning gallery, helping ignite curiosity among those who visit and sparking conversations about the need to generate and use energy more sustainably. Reaching this impressive milestone is testament to the gallery’s award-winning design and the stories behind the remarkable objects on display. I am grateful to Adani Green Energy for their generous sponsorship which made the gallery possible.”
Award-Winning Sustainable Design
Designed by architecture and design studio Unknown Works, the gallery recently received the AJ Retrofit and Reuse Award from Architects’ Journal for its sustainable approach to design and installation. More than 200 redundant metal shelves from the museum’s former object store were repurposed to display exhibits, aluminium was chosen for its recyclability, and energy-efficient LEDs illuminate the gallery — all of which help reduce carbon emissions from construction and operation.
Exploring Energy’s Past, Present, and Future
Divided into three sections — Future Planet, Future Energy, and Our Future — the gallery invites visitors to explore the defining challenge of this century through the lens of science, art, and imagination.
In Future Planet, visitors can engage with interactive climate models developed with the UK Met Office, and see instruments used to observe and measure the climate on land, at sea, in the air, and from space — including an air-sampling flask based on Charles David Keeling’s original design and a satellite-based device for measuring sea surface temperature.
Future Energy showcases vital low-carbon technologies transforming today’s energy systems, alongside historic artefacts from London’s own electricity revolution. Among the highlights are the world’s first electric taxi, the Bersey cab of 1897; cables from London’s 1882 public electricity network; a five-metre parabolic solar trough mirror; a seven-metre prototype tidal turbine blade tested near Orkney; and a massive quadrant from the 1950s Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly, an early nuclear fusion experiment. Visitors can also view a Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor model and part of a real (non-radioactive) nuclear waste canister.
In Our Future, children’s creative visions of sustainable energy solutions are displayed alongside expert responses. A live decarbonisation tracker updates annually to show the UK’s progress toward net-zero emissions.
Art Meets Energy
At the heart of the gallery, uniting science and art, is Only Breath — a kinetic sculpture by artists Alexandra Carr and Colin Rennie of Torus Torus Studios. Made from repurposed mirrors, recyclable stainless steel, and windblown wood, it blooms to five metres in diameter, symbolising the power of nature to inspire human creativity and technological progress.
A Shared Vision for a Greener Tomorrow
Generously supported by Adani Green Energy Ltd, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery opened on 24 March 2024 on Level 2 of the West Hall at the Science Museum, London.
For more details, visit: sciencemuseum.org.uk/energy-revolution
