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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 – ๐๐ฎ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐
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:
Suhas Nagaraju – ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ PES College of Engineering, Mandya
His answer:
“I would suggest Innovation 3 as the best innovation because it can offer an immediate and significant impact by increasing solar power plant output by 15%. This affordable monitoring system optimizes energy production, reducing resource wastage. Its affordability makes it accessible for a wide range of solar plants. Statistically, for a 100 MW solar plant, this translates to an additional 15 MW of power generated. Economically, considering the average cost of solar power at $1 per watt, this system can save $15 million in equivalent new installations. It also reduces carbon emissions by about 10,000 metric tons annually, contributing significantly to both economic and environmental sustainability.”
Congrats Suhas, and may you scale greater heights.