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 · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives The purpose of this study was to find which less conventional, yet prevalent, organic waste fuels would produce the most electricity in a standard two chamber microbial fuel cell.…
AJAS · 2019
Energy and Transport (inferred)
The goal of this research was to improve the energy produced by a flexible solar cell. A focus was placed on using the ability of the flexible solar cell to conform to surfaces to see if the…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives We learned from research that wind turbines have different blade types and our objective was to determine the type of wind turbine that produces the most energy: 2-blade, or 3-bla…
AJAS · 2019
Energy and Transport (inferred)
In this integrative research, two tunable plasmonic nanostructures were used to significantly increase the short circuit current output (Jsc), total current produced (A), maximum optical gen…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project is the determine how different environmental factors affect the productivity of solar cells. Methods 4 Solar Panels, water, ash, dirt samples, infrar…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives To develop higher efficiency of Archimedes Wind Turbines (AWT) by applying the logarithmic spiral concept for small-scale wind turbines below 30m. Methods AWT curvatures were remi…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Measure the electrical power output of a wind-driven generator at various temperatures. Compare the power output of the generator at the same windspeed for various temperatures. M…
AJAS · 2019
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Student name: Deepti Nandakumar School: IB World School Sponsor: Ms Julie Baker Research Category: Engineering Research Project Title: Transolar Tower – A novel method of generating and tran…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine if the components of urine could be utilized by bacteria to aid in the production of electricity in a microbial fuel cell. Methods I…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project was to observe if phosphorescence can increase the amount of energy we receive from solar panels. Methods In this project, we used a polycrystalline…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives The purpose is to measure the effects of a phase change material (PCM) unit on efficiency of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) waste heat recovery system and determine the appropri…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The goal of this project is to determine what mechanisms work best for capturing energy from certain wave shapes, sizes, and speeds. This is important because wave energy could be…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Our goal was to create a self-sustaining energy source that relied on natural occurrences. We decided to make a wave powered generator, after researching several alternative energ…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to create a more reliable renewable energy source that can outperform current methods for clean energy collection. Methods/Materials Crea…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As global warming increases and an energy crisis looms, microbial fuel cells (MFC) offer the promise of clean, renewable power. After studying MFC design and function, how d…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If an inline hydroelectric powered turbine is used for residential homes, will it create enough power to lower a homeowner's energy bill? The objective was to take the incom…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Within two generations, 90% of the world's oil reserves are expected to be depleted. A renewable source of energy is needed for the world to sustain itself. Biofuels, an env…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to design and build a Data-Driven Dual-Axis solar tracker and to test its output relative to that of a fixed panel. Methods/Materials Plywood,…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the optimal amount of white reflective border surrounding a photovoltaic solar cell for producing the most amount of electricity…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The growing interest in remote sensing leads to my research for making sensors self-powered. Sensors are crucial for monitoring of structural integrities of bridges, railroa…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to figure out if I can increase the electricity you can receive with a solar panel by increasing/decreasing the temperature and using a Fres…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to explore the amount of electricity generated by a wind turbine as an alternative form of energy and to examine the effect of the number of r…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I'm camping and there is no electricity or an outlet. I need to charge my phone but I don't have an outlet so the objective of my project is,"How Can I Charge or Power my Ce…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine how temperature affects the voltage output of solar panels. Methods/Materials A 10 watt solar panel placed in a Styrofoam ice c…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project attempts to create electricity from the main water pipe that connects into a house or a building, transforming water pressure into electricity using a hydroelec…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to investigate if processed grass clippings could more efficiently generate biofuel, specifically ethanol. Methods/Materials I processed th…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how to create a well-functioning microbial fuel cell, I decided to test what temperature range a microbial fuel cell best functions. Methods/Materials Tested wh…
AJAS · 2018
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Tests were run using a small model house with corresponding removable model roofs. This research project has had two phases thus far; Phase 1 focusing the difference in energy consumption fo…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals When I set out to work on my science experiment, I was very interested in the idea that I could make a paper battery that was ultra thin, and that such a tiny piece of paper…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Piezometric materials can convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. Every human being walks about 10,000 steps a day and all the force generated by the footsteps is go…