Our fifth Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at the University of East London on Thursday 23rd May.
We’re excited to be joined by 11 teams from 4 schools in South 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…
BIOBIKE
Stewards Academy
A motivational bike, aimed at young people, that turns pedal power into electricity to charge items.
FEED
Stewards Academy
Uniting organisations, nationally and internationally, to provide food to those in need.
Biotricity
Plashet School
Providing more affordable energy in the form of biomass electricity using food waste and neutralising methane.
Vita Verde
Plashet School
Converting food waste from people it into biochar in order to install green roofs into their houses.
C-Bot
Plashet School
A solar powered camouflage device which can detect animals trapped by rubbish to alert the coast guard as well as cleaning up rubbish itself.
Forge
Plashet School
Apprenticeships to train seamstresses to create a team who sustainably produce textile products from recycled items and focus on provisions for those in need.
Road Rush
Plashet School
A bot that cleans rubbish from the streets and re-purposes recyclable materials.
Knowledge to Spread
Oaks Park High School
Non-profit campaign/service which will provide people with free and good quality education.
Air2Share
Oaks Park High School
Recycled metal machine that purifies air.
Turd Turbines
Gladesmore Community School
Using turbines in sewage treatment plants that utilise the flow of waste water to create energy.
Plug Bug
Gladesmore Community School
Plug Bug will be linked to an app and your electricity points and be able to remind you if things are left on and turn them off automatically for you as well.
Judges
