Équipe Francobotique

Les pikacuits

2022 - 2023

SPONSORS:

TEAM MEMBERS

Suzanne (Grade 8), Danielle (Grade 7), Madeline (Grade 5), Amélie (Grade 8), Kaiah (Grade 8), Arabelle (Grade 6), Milène (Grade 8), Patrick (Grade 3)

INNOVATION PROJECT

Problem Statement

Switching to electric vehicles can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help combat global warming, but their use will significantly increase our demand for electricity and their environmental benefits depend on the sources of this electricity.

How can we provide additional locally generated renewable energy to power our electric vehicles without requiring major infrastructure changes?

Solution Statement

Governments around the world are installing large numbers of public electric vehicle charging stations. Most of these charging stations are being installed where people work, play and live.

Since daytime charging aligns with peak solar output and nighttime charging aligns with wind output, our solution seeks to retrofit existing infrastructure near public charging stations with a combination of solar and wind energy generators. Renewable energy will be generated on-site and used to charge the vehicles parked there, using the EVs themselves as a large collective battery. This will help offset the need for additional energy generation and storage, and will prioritize the use of renewable energies.