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News Release 16-080
Community College Innovation Challenge names 2016 winners
First, second place projects address renewable energy, biofuels
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Forsyth Technical Community College's team presents its proposal to modernize today's greenhouses to fit individual customer needs by incorporating the use of renewable energy sources at the 2016 Community College Innovation Challenge "boot camp."
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The team from Virginia Western Community College proposed a mechanical collection method of recovering apples that otherwise could not be sold to produce an environmentally friendly biofuel.
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The team from Normandale Community College, which tied for second place in the 2016 CCIC, proposed installing and implementing hydrokinetic turbines in wastewater treatment plants to generate renewable energy.
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CCIC finalists presented their proposals to an audience that included members of Congress during a Capitol Hill event. Here, Normandale Community College's team greets Minnesota Rep. Erik Paulsen.
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Virginia Western Community College's presentation included information about apples that simply go to waste when they're deemed unfit for sale. Those apples could still serve a useful purpose, though.
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The Perimeter College team won the new "people's choice" CCIC award for its proposal to develop an autonomous algae skimmer to address the problem of algal blooms that threaten water ecosystems.
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