SOLAR COOKER DESIGN CONTEST 2010 – VNIT & RGSTC

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur & Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Government of Maharashtra Jointly Present Going Beyond Green: Very low cost solar cooker Design contest. This contest is one of the key element of Renaissance 2010 , The Tech fest of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.The contest forms the first phase of a proposal to cover the entire state with a clear objective to entice rural households to switch to solar cooking. The rationale is to short-list a few working models for user trials as part of a pilot study.

The contest is for very low cost Solar Cooker designs. Build a working model that is efficient, simple to make, and easy to use; keep focus on the rural ambience, easy availability of materials, etc. The shortlisted designs will go in for a field trial for selecting the winners. The cookers and designs will have to be handed over to the contest committee.The selected few will go in for user trials in chosen village/tribal hamlets.
Benefits of participating: This is an invitation to savour the nation building pie. Share the pride that one has done his bit to serve a social cause.The contest forms the first phase of a proposal to cover the entire state with a clear objective to entice rural households to switch to solar cooking. The rationale is to short-list a few working models for user trials as part of a pilot study.

Rules:
- Submit only tested designs; concept designs may be considered if sufficiently innovative.
- Selection criteria would include parameters like performance, robustness, ease of construction/ operation, and so on. Innovation will pay, have no doubt about it.
- Teams from different universities, individuals, non professionals can participate in the contest.
- Team members need not be from a single organization/university.

Application Deadlines: April 02 – 04, 2010

Registration: For Online Registration Click http://www.renaissance-india.org/registration.html

Email: mail(AT)renaissance-india.org

Source: http://www.renaissance-india.org/challenge.html

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