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In the run-up to the event, we are conducting the ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐, where participants tackle daily climate-related questions, showcasing their creativity and knowledge.
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ 28 – ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ค ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฏ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
The winner for that day will be given the Climate Brain title for the day.
The challenge for May 28 was:
๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌย ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ:
๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 1 : A breakthrough idea in nuclear fusion that can make it modular, though it could take at least 2 decades to become commercial
๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 2 : A free, intuitive smart phone app that claims to provide effective sustainability education to the masses right away, covering over 50 lifestyle activities
๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 3 : An innovative, affordable monitoring system that can increase the output of large solar power plants by about 15% and which can be implemented within months for many existing solar power plants.
Which of the three innovations would you choose as the winner, and why.
About 50 participants answered – thank you to every one of you!
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ 28 goes to:
Hardik Vasudev – ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY
His answer:
“The objective of sustainability was always to meet the present needs along with the preparation for the future, Innovation 3 which could increase the efficiency of solar panels by 15% would require 13 less panels per 100. It means:
=> Reduced mining for minerals like silicon.
=> More feasible and affordable panels.
=> More power per panel/kw in same area.
Our present processes need more efficient, ignoring present and solely focus on future could be fatal for the planet.
Thus, Innovation 3 satisfies all the KPIs of modern sustainability and will also help us to cope up with carbon neutral mission.”
Congrats Hardik, and may you scale greater heights.