Browse 17 real Energy and Transport projects entered in 2012, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
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…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My Objective was to built a solar oven in a form of a lunchbox that I can carry to school with my lunch inside of it and use it to cook my lunch without the use of electrici…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to design a portable USB solar power charger that could be used while "on the go." If you out running errands, running for exercise, sightseeing, hiking, or…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to measure the decrease in efficiency of solar panels over several weeks or months due to dust buildup, in order to determine how often…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how temperature affects the voltage outcome of a microbial fuel cell. The experiment consisted of 6 fuel cells and three diff…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the most efficient tree pattern for generating solar energy compared to flat panels using photovoltaic (PV) cells. In addition, t…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find an alternative method for creating electricity, the (MFC) which is a system in which bacteria converts organic material into power. The goal was to…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My science project was to determine whether a solar panel or a wind generator would produce the most sustainable energy for Escondido, in Southern California, to daily charg…