38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out if solar panels are more efficient at a certain temperature, when a certain color of light is shined on it, or when fluorescent…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to build a microbial desalination cell to desalinate seawater using only the energy produced by bacteria digesting organic waste. The microbia…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to compare the efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to that of standard Silicon Based Solar Cells. Methods/Materials Three Dye-Sensitized…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals There is a constant need for producing energy. The U.S.is the second most energy consuming country in the world (313 BTU per capita). There is a huge need for new ways of pr…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I tested which animals# waste produces the most easily harnessed methane energy. Methods/Materials I used animal waste from cow, horse, dog and pig to un…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find the most efficient method of harvesting kinetic energy using magnets and springs. A handmade electromagnetic generator was used as…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Every year, the world gets more polluted by energy production. The purpose of this project is to see what is the difference between the energy production rates of solar-foll…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to examine how nature's elements, namely, the panel's angle to the sun, shade, wind, rain, temperature, and dust will affect a solar panel's…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn if placing a solar panel on a model car at different angles to the sun affects the speed the car traveled. I think the angle that is the most direct…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to create a thermoelectric generator vest which can charge small electronic devices such as a cell phone based on the Seebeck Effect. Methods…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals A microbial fuel cell is a renewable means of generating electricity using anaerobic bacteria that decompose organic matter. The goal of my project is to find out how the pH…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project investigated possible sources of renewable energy, and the best way to build a microbial fuel cell in order to maximize the electrical output. My goals were to fi…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if wind can be harnessed and then put into electric cars. Methods/Materials wood, plywod, threaded steel rod, volt meter, generator/motor, batter…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to explore the impact of copper tube diameter, tilt, and cover material on the efficiency of a homemade solar water collector. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether or not the cooling of a photovoltaic cells had a positive impact on the production of solar power. If cooling the pho…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My task in this project was to investigate how the frequency (color) of light affects the output of a solar panel. Based on my background research, my hypothesis was that th…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to understand thermoelectric/seebeck effect and apply the learnings in our daily lives by the creating a prototype that harnesses body heat to power a belt that…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) generate electricity using energy produced by bacteria when they break down organic waste. My project aims to determine if coffee grounds can be…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to design a small scale device that can capture the energy in ocean waves. Methods/Materials The design of the device was based on the historical water wheel.…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out what type solar oven will best heat water and why. Methods/Materials Three different common styles of solar ovens were assembled…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The sun produces enough solar energy on earth to make almost every household in the world energy independent. Current solar panels have inefficiencies present which causes t…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find how temperature affects the power produced by solar panels. The purpose was to see if panels in different climates have varying res…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to try to find a cheap and efficient source of alternate energy. The objective of my project was to harness the motion of waves as a source of a…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to explore the conversion of an airplane's kinetic energy during landing into useful electrical energy. The hypothesis, based on Faraday's and…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to create a process that converts chaparral, a plant that is currently being removed under the California Fire Mitigation Plan, into eth…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to evaluate the impact of blade count on the electrical output of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (H.A.W.T.) at a constant wind speed of 2…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if we can produce lot of energy from dirt using a microbial fuel cell. My hypothesis was that if measured and calculated properly the MFC will pro…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project Hydro-Power was to find the increase of voltage from three different water column heights, five feet, ten feet, and fifteen feet. The operationa…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can you charge a phone with geothermal electricity? Our hypothesis was that we can generate a decent amount of electricity from a portable heat cell. Methods/Materials We lo…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project "Looking for the Best Blend of Biofuels" is about testing and finding the best biofuel blend based on cost and performance while using alternative energy to produ…