Ethan Bork

This is just another idea me and some friends came up with as a possible renewable energy. So when two south or north sides of magnets meet they will push away from each other. What we were thinking is if you were to have a sort of "X" shaped piece with magnets on each end. Now this "X" would be able to spin freely on its center. Around each end of the "X" you would put a north/south magnet to push away on each side. Think of a graph and at a 30, 60, 120, 150, 210, 240, 300, and 330 degrees you would put a magnet. the x and y axis of the graph would be the arms of the previous piece. If you were to push the arm, with the same magnet as the other ones, into one of the previously listed angles then it would push away from it. This would then bounce into the other angle where it would be pushed away again. this would create a bouncing back and forth sort of movement that could be used to generate energy. Cons: -the bouncing motion would eventually stop -requires a push to start it -probably doesnt make sense haha Pros: -renewable -magnets dont release any pollution -we have access to some really strong magnets

Thank you! Now to keep brainstorming ideas haha.

I am going to start off by saying that I am a 15 year old kid with an idea that has probably been thought of before, but I thought I would share it because I want to know whether this is actually a possibility or not. So we all know how wind turbines work. They use the wind to spin a turbine which then powers a generator. The problem is that wind is not controllable and as a result our power gained is inconsistent. What if were able to utilize the excess amount of CO2 in the air to generate power at a consistent rate? What I have in mind is very similar to how wind turbines work. First, imagine that you have dry ice inside a bottle and you put a balloon on top. The balloon would slowly fill up with the CO2 released from the dry ice. If you were to rupture/open the ballon then that air would be released. With enough force, this could be used to spin a turbine. So what if we were to have a container of some sorts filled with dry ice and this container is connected to a bag/balloon. On the end of this balloon is a pressure release valve that will release the air in the bag once it reaches a certain amount. This valve will be connected to a chamber of sorts with a turbine in it. With enough force the air being pushed through the valve could spin that turbine and generate power. That CO2 being released could then be recollected at the end and turned back into dry ice. Cons: -would most likely not be very efficient -may not even work -probably expensive to make the machine Pros: -utilizes the excess CO2 we have created -does not matter how efficient we are with the CO2 since it can be reused and we have so much of it available -would allow us to rely less on fossil fuels which in turn helps the environment

I am going to start off by saying that I am a 15 year old kid with an idea that has probably been thought of before, but I thought I would share it because I want to know whether this is actually a possibility or not. So we all know how wind turbines work. They use the wind to spin a turbine which then powers a generator. The problem is that wind is not controllable and as a result our power gained is inconsistent. What if were able to utilize the excess amount of CO2 in the air to generate power at a consistent rate? What I have in mind is very similar to how wind turbines work. First, imagine that you have dry ice inside a bottle and you put a balloon on top. The balloon would slowly fill up with the CO2 released from the dry ice. If you were to rupture/open the ballon then that air would be released. With enough force, this could be used to spin a turbine. So what if we were to have a container of some sorts filled with dry ice and this container is connected to a bag/balloon. On the end of this balloon is a pressure release valve that will release the air in the bag once it reaches a certain amount. This valve will be connected to a chamber of sorts with a turbine in it. With enough force the air being pushed through the valve could spin that turbine and generate power. That CO2 being released could then be recollected at the end and turned back into dry ice. Cons: -would most likely not be very efficient -may not even work -probably expensive to make the machine Pros: -utilizes the excess CO2 we have created -does not matter how efficient we are with the CO2 since it can be reused and we have so much of it available -would allow us to rely less on fossil fuels which in turn helps the environment