Our first Regional Final in North England for the Big Ideas Competition 2023 will be taking place at Leeds Trinity University on Thursday 18th May.
We’re excited to be joined by 10 teams from 3 schools in North England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges, made up of representatives from our Business Partners, Solutions for the Planet, professionals in the STEM/Sustainability/Education/Youth spheres, plus our very special young person judges. See our judging panel for this Regional Final at the bottom of this page.
Read on for details of all the inspirational Big Ideas the teams will be presenting at this Regional Final…
EFWG
Bishop Young CofE School
An Environmentally Friendly Water Generator (EFWG). It will work like a big washing machine which generates hydro enrgy. A filtration system where the energy gets sucked out and put back in.
A Helping Hand
Bishop Young CofE School
A life saving app with videos and advice to support people in a medical emergency.
Cleaner Crew
Bishop Young CofE School
A cleaner drone that will clean the streets to stop habitats from being destroyed. It will take all the rubbish to a bin which will then be sorted through.
Seed Squad
Co-Op Academy Manchester
A robotic seeder designed to stop deforestation. The robotic seeder will be solar powered and will be planting more trees than there are being cut down.
Fly Car
Co-Op Academy Manchester
An innovative flying car which will prevent car crashes from happening in the future. The car is made from sustainable materials.
RUNNER UP
Micro Collectors
Outwood Academy Freeston
A robot that will be sent to clean up the oceans from plastics and metals.
Stellar
Outwood Academy Freeston
A portable charging port powered by solar panels which will provide free elecricity for people who leave it to charge in the sun.
Heinz Mayo
Outwood Academy Freeston
Homeless Hotel – this service will provide food, showers, water and a room to stay until they get back on their feet.
Kettle Health
Outwood Academy Freeston
“Your online cup of tea” – a chat room where people can share their experiences with their medical conditions/family members.
RUNNER UP
Emission Eliminators
Outwood Academy Freeston
A small filter that clips onto your car’s Exhaust Pipes filtering out Carbon particles. The product will collect the carbon which can then be used in the future to make diamonds.
WINNER
Judges
Melanie Taylor
Solutions for the Planet
Bill Townend
Leeds Trinity University
Peter Bradley
Tarmac
Tian Liu
Leeds Youth Parliament
(Young Person Judge)