L16 : Reducing Barriers to Hydrokinetic Energy - An Autonomous Turbine Installation and Retrieval System
| Students | Maya Clapperton
Mitchell Clapperton |
| School | HWDSB - Westdale Secondary School - Hamilton |
| Level | Senior 11/12 - Grade 11 |
| Group | Group 2B - Engineering and Computing I |
| Abstract | Water energy has the potential to power the world four times over without the fundamental limitations inherent in other forms of renewable energy. Hydrokinetic energy could play a significant role in harnessing this potential, however, the inability to cost-effectively install and maintain turbines has prevented their widespread utilization. This project involves the engineering design, programming and development of an autonomous transport system for hydrokinetic turbines. |