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ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As climate change intensifies, millions of lives are also increasingly threatened by energy insecurity, meaning renewable energy has become critical. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) or organic…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Bronze Medal
Anaerobic Digestion is a process for breaking down organics in an oxygen-free environment. A by-product of this digestion is biogas; a methane-rich gas that can be used for energy production…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Everyday environmental noise consists of multiple mixed frequencies, yet most Acoustic Metasurface (AMS) studies focus on single-frequency conditions. This study investigates how to improve…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table, is now becoming the first choice for clean and efficient energy production, serving as a promising energy carrier. However, 95% of hydrogen…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project investigates the issue of dust accumulation on solar-powered Martian rovers, testing the efficiency of three cleaning methods: automatic tilting, wiping, and Electrodynamic Dust…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This research project aimed to design and evaluated a prototype of Plant Electric Cells (PEC) capable of generating clean electricity from the natural growth of living plants. A green area w…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The increase in thermal load due to AI infrastructure has led to a rise in power and water consumption. Evaporative cooling towers have low operational costs, but waste sizeable amounts of w…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogen is a promising clean fuel, yet most global production still relies on fossil fuel intensive processes. Biogenic hydrogen offers a renewable alternative, but natural microbes suffer…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The increasing need for clean energy sources makes wind energy a major focus in this regard; however, currently, most wind turbines are installed in high-wind-speed locations, which are not…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Installed wind power capacity has tripled in the last decade, motivating significant research in wind turbine performance optimization. Traditional optimization methods often evaluate blades…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Distributed sensors and low power-systems need sustainable power sources at micro-scale. Still bio-electrochemical systems are limited by low power density and unstable output of electricity…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The motivation of this project was to modify the geometry of high-rise buildings in urban environments, directing and accelerating extreme winds effectively into turbines to generate energy.…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Silver Medal
Cooking smoke kills millions each year, but most solutions need electricity or expensive fuel. Can the fire itself power a fan to remove the smoke? This project develops a self powered smoke…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Millions of sensors in bridges and infrastructure require battery replacements every year, which creates toxic waste and consumes resources. However, there is a free source of energy all aro…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
American Samoa’s reliance on imported fossil fuels increases vulnerability to price volatility and supply disruptions, highlighting the need for locally sourced renewable energy. This study…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Accurate wind forecasting is challenging due to wind patterns being affected by weather, geography and seasons. Traditional methods of predicting wind are often incapable of capturing all th…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
For sensors deployed in shaded field environments, it is difficult to utilize solar energy as a sustainable long-term power supply. This paper proposes an energy storage system driven by diu…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Bronze Medal
Canada’s multi-billion dollar canola industry had a bumper crop in 2025 but faced unprecedented challenges due to tariffs and international trade uncertainty. We made biofuel from five seed…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In arid climates, they face extreme temperatures, water scarcity, and high energy demands for irrigation. At the same time, the aluminum industry generates carbon-rich waste, creating enviro…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
When cables and wired power delivery present safety or practicality issues, such as in biomedical implants or robotics applications, Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) using metamaterials (engine…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As global energy demand rises, ocean waves remain an underutilized renewable energy source that carries significantly more energy per unit area than wind or solar and provides a more consist…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The rising cost and scarcity of conventional battery materials have accelerated the search for sustainable energy storage systems capable of operating in extreme environments. Seawater-activ…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electrochemical seawater splitting is one of the most promising methods for sustainable hydrogen production. However, its major challenge is the simultaneous chlorine evolution reaction (CER…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Globally, centralized grids leave 940 million people in low - income communities without reliable electricity access, while simultaneously contributing to climate change through carbon emiss…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Ethanol detecting proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been growing in prevalence over the past few decades due to its characteristic to detect alcohol with high accuracy for DU…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Gravitational energy storage offers a durable, non-chemical alternative to conventional battery systems, yet small-scale implementations remain under explored. In this project, four gravitat…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Ocean energy is a mostly unexplored renewable energy source. Conventional wave energy converters are limited by moving parts prone to deterioration and narrow frequencies ranges, which reduc…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Currently, 80% of global energy is produced through burning fossil fuels, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This figure highlights the importance of sustainabl…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In modern times, our planet has plunged into a crisis of energy, one where "clean" energy systems rely on Lithium-Ion Batteries, or LIBs, to store electricity. Due to the Lithium, Cobalt, an…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Edible electronics mark the beginning of a new era of medical technology, replacing invasive diagnostic procedures with new applications, which range from non-invasive monitoring of the gast…