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VENTURE: CALLMAT
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Hemant Sahal, 20, India – When visiting his hometown in rural India, Hemant Sahal was struck by the number of people suffering from heavy metal poisoning. The source of this harmful waste is small-scale industry, which lacks the knowledge and resources to prevent the release of harmful by-products into local water supply.
To address this problem, [...]
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VENTURE: Algae Panel
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Erica Lawson, 17, USA - In 2010, stricter regulations will be applied to the trucking industry, requiring lower emissions of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. Several truck manufacturers have proposed adding a tank of urea to each truck to control emissions, but there are many downsides to this technology, such as high cost, added weight, and consumption [...]
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VENTURE: Biodiesel Club
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Nick Selock, 19, USA – My venture is part of a larger group that works to improve biodiesel production and create a sustainable power source at a farm nearby.
We plan to create methane from an anaerobic digester and then take the gas and convert it into methanol. This methanol is an important part of the [...]
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VENTURE: Bioclean
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Amandeep Verma, 23, India – When Amandeep went to visit his aunt in his village in northern India, he would watch as she cooked using bio-gas. Using bio-gas to cook is a time consuming process so Amandeep went to work to find a more efficient and clean way to cook.
After talking to others in the [...]
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VENTURE: Integrated Solar Cooking
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Max Ozimek, 14, USA - I am starting an integrated solar cooking project in Obia-Zeu, Uganda. Integrated solar cooking uses solar cookers, rocket stoves, and haybaskets to reduce the use of firewood as a fuel source.
Solar cookers are used to cook cleanly and inexpensively when the sun is shining. Fuel efficient stoves (“rocket stoves”) are made [...]
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VENTURE: Algal Biodiesel Project
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Brian Finn, 17, USA - Imagine that pond scum could replace the most widely-used power source on earth. In the Algal Biodiesel Project (ABP) at the Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science High School, we aim to do just that.
The ABP is a student-run project doing independent research into creating biodiesel fuel from algae. We [...]
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VENTURE: Turn It Off
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Sagar Naupada, 19, India - While we walk out of a room having a 60W bulb without switching it off, the power wastage snow balls to approximately 22,000W per year. If this is the case of a single bulb what about the other appliances in our house hold.
My idea is to develop a electronic system which [...]
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VENTURE: Palm Fronds Cement Blocks
Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Mark Gersava, 24, Philippines - Palm fronds is a waste product came from Palm Oil Plants, the increase of this waste residue was just thrown away and burned to decrease its amount.
In search for an alternative that would answer the environmental problems caused by Palm Fronds burning and arrest the rising cost of construction materials, I [...]
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VENTURE: Eco-San Toilet
Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Moses Odhiambo, 24, Kenya – Dunga wetland faces a myriad of problems i.e. habitat destruction, pollution, hunting among others. Limited land space undermines any efforts put by conservation bodies to try and protect the swamp. Farming is one of the ever increasing threats to the wetland that continues to pose a detrimental effect on its [...]
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VENTURE: Tractor-Factor
Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Shailesh Upadhyay and Ujala Shanker, India – One of the biggest problems faced by Indian villages is scarce electricity to power light bulbs. Electricity is provided only for a very few hours and only during day time. Hence, children are unable to study at night and have to resort to using lanterns, which can [...]
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VENTURE: Eco-Jeepneys
Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Nicole Villarojo, 22, Philippines - The jeepney is one of the primary means of transportation in the Philippines. They are so vast in number and have unfortunately become great contributors to air pollution, health diseases among commuters and climate change.
Some private entities, however, have successfully created innovations for jeepney engines which allow them to run on [...]
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