It All Starts with an Idea

Ideas Worth Sharing

Alexander John Cruz
5th year BS Chemical Engineering
University of the Philippines Diliman


We have been working really hard the past semester for us to finish our thesis early. The project was already cited by many award-giving bodies inside UP and even in the nationwide level. So we've decided to go global. We've joined the Shell Ideas360.

The competition
Shell Ideas 360 is a global competition organised by Shell International Limited for students to develop game-changing ideas for tackling Energy, Water and Food issues. The competition starts when you have already formulated your own idea, develop it and submit it for final evaluation. A preliminary screening will be done to determine the Top 100 teams which be given support from a Shell Mentor and Subject Matter Experts. Here, the proponents will be able to demonstrate in detail why Shell should invest in the research proposal. For the final selection stage, five (5) teams will be invited to present their idea at the Final Event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The winner will be selected and announced at the end of this event. The champion will experience a National Geographic Expedition of choice and the chance to implement the project via Shell GameChanger. This is a very good opportunity for our research project since we're focused into developing renewable energy systems specific for the Philippines.

The project
The research project, co-authored by R. Marquez and F. Zurbano (both 5th year BS Chemical Engineering students from UP Diliman) is focused on developing renewable energy systems for the Philippines. The project presents an innovative, promising and sustainable pathway for a renewable source of clean, efficient energy. A bench scale photocatalytic reactor will be designed, operated, optimized and field tested using the novel technology of plasma-enhanced visible light-driven water splitting. The results of which can be a basis for an upscale production of hydrogen gas.

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Project link: https://www.shellideas360.com/ideas/22
Project proponents: https://www.shellideas360.com/ideas/teams/22

This maybe an ambitious project, but hey, everything starts with an idea, right? =)


References:
Shell Ideas 360 Official Website: https://www.shellideas360.com/about/