Environmental Engineering
Nathan Oiler
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Saving Our Oceans
Saving Our Oceans
Ocean Clean up System
Ocean Clean up System
Process of this invention
The combination of natural forces and a sea anchor create a drag, this makes the system more consistently slower than the plastic, while still allowing it to be captured
The system navigates the garbage patch for extended periods of time, catching and retaining plastic in the center of the system
Once they are full, a vessel acting as a garbage truck of the seas will periodically move the collected plastic
The Backpack Poncho
These items were designed to protect the poorest children in the Andes, many of which had to travel up to seven km a day, often in inclement weather, to get to school.
Alongside benefitting the well-being of the children, it is also environmental friendly. Each poncho is made out of 80 recycled plastic water bottles.
In Peru, 18,000 tons of waste are generated every day, 10 percent of which is plastic.
The national government is currently promoting a bill in Congress to boost the circular economy by reducing the consumption of plastics and promoting the use of recycled materials. Not only does this invention pave a path for future, environmental friendly projects, but it gives the community more influence and enlightenment to make a change
Inty Gronneberg Designs New Innovative Turbine to Save Our Oceans
Inty Gronneberg Designs New Innovative Turbine to Save Our Oceans
Water and plastic pollution has always been a pressing environmental issue in our time: accounting for around 13 tonnes of plastic waste in the oceans. However, young Ecuadorian innovator Inty Gronneberg came up with the idea of developing several types of turbines capable of filtering and collecting plastics from bodies of water, preventing them from ending up in the oceans.
The turbines designed by Gronneberg and his team, Ichtion, are capable of collecting 80 tonnes of plastic from rivers every day. They can be installed on the back of any boat with no disruption to the navigational system.
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
Deforestation accounts for more greenhouse gas than any of the worlds means of transportation (trains, planes, cars, trucks and ships) combined. Also, as much as 90% of the logging that occurs in the rainforest is illegally done; making this the second highest contributor to climate change.
A New System to Track Illegal Logging
A New System to Track Illegal Logging
The moment the sound of a chainsaw is heard in a forest, the device recognizes this sound and sends an alert through the standard network that is already applied in the phone to a ranger that is in the field. They can then show up in real time and halt the logging. This idea was set to be the cheapest and fastest innovation for illegal logging but funding was not supported and they could not go through with it.
New Innovation Using Less Finances and Resources
New Innovation Using Less Finances and Resources
Cell phones are thrown away by the hundreds of millions every year, only including the US alone. Taking this into consideration, Topher White created a new device that can track the sound of a chainsaw up to a km in length and have his phone send an alert when the device is reading this signal so they can track down the loggers in the moment. This invention is created with a recycled phone, built around it is the protective case, guarding the heart of the device; alongside these features are a selection of solar panels made from recycled byproduct strips, cut down to best fit the exterior design of the case.
After successfully using this product and catching some illegal loggers in the act, White states that he nor any rangers have reported seeing those same exact loggers which indicates if they are caught red-handed the first time, the likelihood of them coming back and doing the same unlawful activity is pretty slim.
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