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 · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to validate the hypothesis that a commercial wind turbine can produce a minimum 12 volts of electricity to charge a car battery, thereby red…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It is estimated that the average American throws out 33 pounds of food waste each month. For my family of four, that adds up to 1,584 pounds a year or about 4/5 of a ton. At…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The overall objective is to improve solar panel efficiency by aiming the solar panels at the sun. Improved efficiency allows fewer panels to produce the required electric en…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals One of solar energy's setbacks is its efficiency. A solar cell only obtains its full energy potential when the sun is directly above it. Based on the speed of earth's rotati…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment uses mud taken from streams as a substitute for wastewater, and compares the amount of electricity produced from the different streams. Methods/Materials Fiv…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Data centers and supercomputers generate a large amount of excess heat, which is wasted into the environment. This waste heat could be harvested, and utilizing thermoelectri…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to find out what happens when the solar cell in a parabolic solar concentrator is at a variety of points in relation to the focal point of the parabolic mirro…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals As new ways for clean energy are introduced, it is important to find out which ways are more efficient and cleaner than others. The purpose of this project is to understand…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see which among five different methods of sunlight exposure would maximize the output of voltage and current in a solar cell. We hypothesized that a sol…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if I could generate enough energy in my backyard, equivalent to my part of the electricity bill, using a solar panel, a wind generator and a biog…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if storm drain water can create electricity and to determine if the amount of energy created would increase at the same rate that pressure is increas…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Last November, over 8 million people were left without electricity for weeks after Hurricane Sandy. Such natural calamities impact our country every year. Portable hydroelec…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can ocean waves bend piezoelectric crystals enough to produce energy? I predict that the greatest amount of energy extracted from ocean waves using piezoelectric methods wil…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To create a more efficient and economically feasible alternative energy source, that could potentially save our planet from global warming and pollution by using the surplus…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Most public areas such as malls and convention centers use up a lot of energy invested into lighting, heating, and air circulation. These areas gain energy usually through s…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if soil bacteria could generate energy as in a battery by decomposing organic matter. Theoretically speaking if this worked it could be put into a ge…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to study how temperature affects the maximum power produced by a photovoltaic. The performance of batteries decreases when the temperatu…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Solar panels collect the most energy when pointed directly at the sun. Most solar panels are mounted in a fixed position. My project tests if a panel that tracks the sun gen…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The Plan was to find the best photosensitizer (light-sensitive dye) to apply to the Gratzel Solar Cell so that it creates the most energy. If given the Beta Carotene, Passio…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether placing a solar panel under an "aqua lens" (a magnifying glass constructed of hot water poured on plastic) at different…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to test three different green house containers in a solar oven. My hypothesis was that the plastic container will hold the most heat in the solar oven. Method…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Dye sensitized solar cells are solar cells made of a nanocrystalline titanium dioxide layer that is soaked in dye and sandwiched by two conductive pieces of glass. The goal…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Reverse electrowetting is the process in which conductive fluid drops generate electric potential when made to flow between electrodes. The purpose of this research is to ge…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis was that dust layer will affect the absorption rate of a solar panel because the dust layer will block the sun from hitting the solar panel, therefore making i…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective in doing this project was to determine if adding Hydrogen, produced by electrolysis, can positively affect a vehicle#s fuel efficiency. Methods/Materials Determ…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a polycarbonate proton exchange membrane (PEM) can produce more power and cost less than a Nafion PEM that is usually used in university res…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to make a simple, cost-efficient, and effective microbial fuel cell that feeds on waste and produces electricity to address global problems such as: clean e…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Renewable energies such as solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal could potentially help to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, but are expensive and not always availa…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We can generate and combine Solar power, Wind power and hydro power through energy re-use and store the energy in a rechargable lithium ion battery. Energy stored in the bat…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal is the test the affect of the haze layer and temperature at altitude on the efficiency of solar panels. Methods/Materials I used a weather ballon with various measu…