Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Climate change and controlling greenhouse emissions has become a major issue. The U.S. has a goal of getting 25% of the country's energy from renewable resources by 2025. En…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if common household devices that remain plugged in during the time they are not being used would consume a significant amount…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal for my project is to inform people that they're ways to decrease one's energy bills by simply using a solar water heater in order to heat up water . Methods/Materia…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Shake Down is a project in which I plan to see if I can harness one of the world's most powerful natural forces, an earthquake. I am doing this project because I want to see…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to determine how many lemons, oranges, or potatoes would be required to make an electric battery that would match a small solar cell'…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I think that on a sunny day there will be more heat produced from the solar air heater, than on a cloudy day, because the sun's energy has nothing blocking its way. Methods/…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test whether the power solar panels produce is affected by the angle at which they are mounted. I thought the angle that the solar panels are mounted play a sign…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the angle of the suns affects the ability of a solar cell to collect energy. Methods/Materials A solar landscape light was used as a solar…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As global warming concerns grow, a source of power which does not add to global warming becomes more and more important. Solar power is an obvious candidate to replace thing…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals While many people in poor countries don't have electricity, the fuels in wealthy countries produce pollutants. Solar power is a clean alternative but is unreliable due to cl…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find how the angle and direction a solar panel faces affect the amount of electricity it generates. The goal was to find which angle…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Modern society needs alternative energy. Solar water heating systems (SWHS) can provide 8-18% of a home's energy usage. To aid SWHS, this study will determine how much each…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find the effect of dust on the performance of Photovoltaic Solar Cells. My goal is to demonstrate that increasing dust particles will decrease the ability…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of light wavelength on the electrical output of photovoltaic cells with the goal of improving the efficiency of solar panels. Method…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this work was to produce several dye sensitized solar cells and to measure their output power density as a function of the incident irradiance. Comparison was…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project is about passive solar design,and how it uses the sun position in the sky during winter and summer, to heat and cool a building without an A.C. or heater. For thi…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the efficiency of the air conditioner (AC) varies over a one-day cycle and if the thermal mass of a house in Bakersfield is sufficient to avoid running the a…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine the best tilt angle for a solar panel to generate electrical power. Methods/Materials I aligned the solar panel at true south or th…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out if a buoy could be 'tuned' to a wave in order to maximize energy output. If this was possible, wave energy devices could be altered in…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see how much electricity could be generated by connecting rain gutters to a Pelton wheel generator. This could complement home solar po…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How much Standby Power is wasted in typical household electronic devices per hour? Methods/Materials Kill-A-Watt (instrument to measure power) Camera, Laptop, Desktop Comput…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a flexible photovoltaic solar panel made to a wavy geometry can increase the amount of electric energy generated per projected area. Methods…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test solar panels to see how they acted under different conditions, since most sources of information assume that the conditions are sunny. On sunny days in t…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science fair project is to determine if atmospheric pollution affects the efficiency of solar panels. Methods/Materials Six Miniature Photovoltaic Pane…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the efficiency of our family's photovoltaic (PV) and solar hot water (SHW) systems in order to determine which technology does a better job of t…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if it is possible to build a practical solar powered vehicle that can be used for everyday errands and tasks. This vehicle nee…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Energy and health care are two important issues facing our nation. I am motivated to address both issues simultaneously. My project is about Converting Human Energy into Ele…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to prove that energy can be made through the tides that are all around us. A tidal energy converter will be made and tested in several areas arou…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my Science Fair experiment was to discover how the depth and length of a reservoir behind a dam impacts the force on a turbine, and ultimatley the amount of…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out if sea water can be used in a water drop electrostatic generator to create electricity, therefore providing an alternate ener…