UN Sustainable Development Goals Addressed
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Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy
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Goal 9: Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
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Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
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Goal 12: Responsible Production & Consumption
2019 Global Design Challenge Finalist
This design concept was developed by participants in the Institute’s Global Design Challenge. The descriptions below are from the team’s competition entry materials.
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Team members: Audrey Dods, Yuhe (Katherine) Chen, Ananya Jain, Kristine Park, Ankit Kukadia, Shreya Khurana, Anmol Rattan, Xiyi (Emma) Fan
Innovation Details
This team from Georgia Tech wanted to find a more resilient way to harvest renewable energy, so they created a nature-inspired energy generator that produces clean renewable electricity from underwater sea currents. The design was informed by the bell-shaped body of jellyfish, how schools of fish position themselves, how heart valves move liquid, and how kelp blades are adapted to rapidly flowing water and maximize . Their goal is to create a more efficient way to generate power, decreasing cost, and making this approach available to areas vulnerable to electricity shortage.
