Renesas RL78 Green Energy Challenge
Winners Announcement
The RL78 Green Energy Challenge set forth to revolutionize the way engineers approach new designs in a world where low-power consumption, high efficiency and renewable resources are integral parts of daily life. Participants from over 67 countries were invited to showcase their skills in developing green energy designs for applications.such as energy harvesting, metering, low power and control systems.using Renesas’s RL78 microcontrollers and a robust software environment, powered by Renesas and its alliance partners.
Thank you for everyone’s participation and congratulations to the winners!
First Prize
Electrostatic Cleaning RobotScott Potter
Second Prize
Cloud Electrofusion MachineMichael Hamilton
Third Prize
The Sun Chaser: A GPS Reference Station
Sjoerd Brandsma
Honorable Mentions
Water Heater by Solar Concentration . Pierre BerquinAir Quality Mapper . Raul Alvarez Torrico
High-Altitude Low-Cost Experimental Glider (HALO) . Jens Altenburg
Wireless Remote Solar-Powered “Meteo Sensor” . Grzegorz Kaczmarek
Portable Power Quality Meter . Andr. Barbosa
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