Lake Roosevelt High School, Coulee Dam
First Place, Multidisciplinary Collaboration Challenge
Fishy Diesel
We aim to demonstrate that biodiesel can be derived from locally obtained materials and farm waste products. We intend to build working models of small production biodiesel processing equipment and produce custom biodiesel for application in small diesel engines. We intend to utilize waste fish recovered from The Columbia River Fish Farm that currently are either disposed of or sent off site, which incurs expenses for fuel and time. Our goal is to show that the waste stream can be converted to biofuel that is used on site. A secondary side component of this project is to investigate the use of small diesel engines in Junior Dragster applications. Currently only gasoline and alcohol burning engines are used in competition and we will develop potential criteria for diesel powered Junior Dragster using biodiesel that the races have prepared.
Bacteria Energy
We aim to demonstrate that bacteria can be the source of alternative electrical power generation. This potential source of energy may be obtained through redesigning home sewer septic tanks. The power generated from bacteria’s energy potential can offset power needs for rural homes and has the potential to be used on a larger scale for municipal wastewater treatment plants.
“You are setting the pace — the dynamic — for a better and brighter future.”
—Elson S. Floyd, Ph.D.
President, Washington State University