Browse 26 real Energy and Transport projects entered in 2017, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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.…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
AJAS · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
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…
AJAS · 2017
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…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find and test an alternative source of electricity from an unlikely source Methods/Materials - 2 mud samples - 2 pieces of thin felt - 2 pieces…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see if cooling the surface of a solar panel with water would increase its energy output. Methods/Materials I used two solar panels, t…
AJAS · 2017
Energy and Transport (inferred)
It is critically important to effectively utilize solar energy to improve environmental sustainability. This experiment addresses a small part of a bigger idea on passive solar heating. The…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As fossil fuel is starting to become non-renewable, alternate energies such as wind power are being considered as a possible way to run our nation. The purpose of my experim…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal of this project was to determine the best consumer wind turbine for the urban environment. Methods/Materials To make this project very reliable I decided to test 4 t…