A team from Gulliver Preparatory School was one of tour teams of high school students receiving top honors at the 2013 Innovation Summit, the final round of competition for the 2012-2013 Spirit of Innovation Challenge. Their efforts to create a product or service to benefit humanity earned winning teams a total of more than $50,000 in cash prizes and awards.
This year, 20 finalist teams were selected from a pool of more than 230 entries from 44 countries to travel to Houston and and pitch their ideas “Lean Startup” style before industry experts, leading entrepreneurs, government officials and world-renowned scientists. The judges critiqued each team’s product based on commercial viability, scientific soundness and its potential to support global sustainability.
Team Eco-Cooker from Gulliver developed a clean, self-sustaining methane production system which stores bio-waste to produce a combustible gas that works as a low-cost energy and heating source. The product is intended for use in developing countries.
For a full listing of finalist products, visit http://bit.ly/136PY4c.