Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to show how one can extract power from water. The experiment hypothesizes that, if you drip water through suspended silica dust onto a me…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
The current method of wastewater treatment generates 8 million tons of sludge every year. Sludge requires up to 60% of the energy use in wastewater treatment plants to treat before it can be…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For my experiment, my objective is to find out what types of outdoor conditions are best for collecting solar power. These conditions can be anything that affects the amount…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal is to develop a vertical-axis wind turbine that will work for regions below 30m or the turbulent area in suburbs/residential areas. Methods/Materials The design cri…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to create a buoy that can convert ocean swells into clean, efficient electric energy without polluting or harming the environment. Methods/Mater…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which of the following microalgae produces the best quality and highest quantity biofuel: Nannochloropsis, Scenedesmus, Chlorella or Spirulina? Methods/Materials #Obtain equ…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of my research was to find ways that the efficacy of polycrystalline solar panels could be maximized by testing the effects of exposure, light frequency,…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Waste heat, a byproduct of energy conversions, is an overlooked catalyst of excessive energy consumption, global warming, and pollution. It constitutes 60% of potential energy in fuel, yet r…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if a modeled, quantum dot photovoltaic cell (QDPC) designed to be optimized for varied light conditions was significantly more efficient (Watt…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of creating an anthocyanin-based solar cell is to realize the efficacy of using fruits containing this specific pigment. Utilizing several fruits with this pig…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether a solar panel which follows the sun using a passive mechanism can compare favorably to a solar panel with active sun…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if I pedaled a bicycle powered generator if it would produce enough electricity to power small electronics and appliances. If successful, this would prove to…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to design a compressed air energy storage system that could replace batteries in a more environmentally responsible way. Methods/Materials 3…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Scientists have been greatly plagued by the idea of dependence on nonrenewable resources and the resources# disappearance. In the last decade, they have increasingly researc…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find the effect of change in diameter on the amount of power generated by an oscillating water column. Methods/Materials My project method…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to see if changing the amount of potassium chloride(a compound mostly found in salt substitutes) and oxidane(water) would change the ampere and voltage a…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals How does the feeding source of the nonpathogenic bacteria Shewanella oneidensis affect its ability to generate usable power through bioelectrogenesis? Methods/Materials Majo…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How much electricity can be produced by putting different amounts of PZT on the inside of bicycle wheels? Methods/Materials 6 PZT strips, Wire Coil, Capacitor, 4 diodes, Bic…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals With increasing concerns about clean energy sources, clean water supplies and degraded farmland soils, recycling biomass waste products through the process of gasification m…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can I build a Homemade solar heater to heat up a room at 28 degrees Celsius without burning any fossil fuels?From my research, I formulate that my homemade solar air heater…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find what weather patterns affect a solar panel the most and how to increase the panel in negative and positive patterns. Methods/Materials…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Through this project I tried (and succeeded) in finding out the best type of renewable energy and how to store, harvest, and use it so that we can use it more in the future.…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to improve the energy production of a Microbial Fuel Cell (M.F.C.). I did this by testing the energy output of different surface-to-area r…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which kind of mud sample will produce the greatest amount of voltage from using a microbial fuel cell. Methods/Materials Three pa…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
There is an increasing interest in the development of renewable energy technologies. Biomass is being utilized as an energy source, and several technologies have been developed that convert…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study proves that heat from pavement can be converted into energy based on the Seebeck Effect. Solar radiation can heat water in pipes within the pavem…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the affect of human urine on the energy output of a microbial fuel cell. Methods/Materials Microbial fuel cells were constructed us…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which natural dye is the most effective in allowing the dye-sensitized solar cell to capture light energy. This determinatio…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test whether a rotating solar device (Solar Roller) will absorb more energy than a stationary solar panel or a solar tracker. I became very…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that can store more energy than conventional capacitors and deliver the energy faster than batteries. Although, batteries may have a higher energy…