Idea for a senior project related to renewable energy

[lebtech]

dear members, i would like to thank the owners of this forum for giving us students the opportunity to share our ideas and thoughts about topics related to electronics.

i would like to help me pick up few thoughts or ideas for a senior project related to renewable energy such as solar or wind power. I am looking to get the first prize , so please show me the way to get a good idea to start with. thank you. kind regards.

 

[the_emi_guy]

lebtech,
Please, share your ideas with us and we can help you avoid landmines.

 

[kazx9r]

I found this, its a start

http://www.windstuff.org/building/build1/build1.php
http://www.continuo.com/sustainable%20living/windmill%2007/windmill.htm I think they have forums as well should cover all your basics of a senior design project, I'm sure they already gave you the outline, something like this

http://dijest.com/tools/pmworkbench/pmtemplates/pmoredocs/pmprocess.htm

 

[lebtech]

solar power seniors are not so special. i was thinking of something new and no one would think about. remember that I am looking to get the first prize.

 

[the_emi_guy]

If you are going to *earn* first prize, perhaps it should be your idea.
You can certainly bounce your ideas off of us and we can help you calibrate them.

 

[physicsboard]

the Earth has a magnetic field, correct? perhaps several coils of wire around the Earth in space would generate electricity due to the Earth's rotation.