Auburn High School, Auburn
Small Generator Gym
We aim to make a small crankshaft generator that can be attached to any item that can spin. Our main focus is to put it into workout gyms on machines such as stair climbers or the stationary bicycle machines. We are not aiming to supply all the energy for the gym but to help cut the cost and use of electricity.
Green Laughter
There are many times when a person will sit in front of their television and watch commercials, although most will never remember any of these commercials’ causes. This could simply be the reason why the promotion of usage of green products is failing and why many Americans do not understand how they can make a difference in the environment. Thus, this is why we propose that we create a program that creates comical commercials that catches the attention of many audiences, including children, teenagers, adults and senior citizens.
Dunmore Burrow
Our project is set to utilize natural renewable resources to create an energy-efficient home that will have maximum savings over a long period of time. A large part of our project will encompass the use of solar panels as the home’s primary source of energy. This will be accompanied by Net Metering, the process in which excess energy produced by solar panels is sold to electric companies so it may be used at a later time. The project will also be designed to be built underground. This is an uncommon building technique but is proven to save 80% in heating cost not to mention savings on insulation and building materials. The cost to install these systems would be higher than that of commonly used energy sources, but over a long period of time money would be saved due to high efficiency rates.
Coal Removal, Education
We will be presenting the alternatives to coal-powered energy in the United States. The alternatives consist of solar-powered energy and rain-powered/turbine energy. Also, the behavior change will be by educating elementary kids to feed them the correct energy information about different sources, like solar energy and rain energy.
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—Elson S. Floyd, Ph.D.
President, Washington State University