2016 Geothermal Design Challenge

Infinity and Below

Placement: First Place Winner

Team Name: Infinity and Below

Team Members: Tiffany Lai, Susie Lee, Marisa Lu

School/Organization: Carnegie Mellon University

The Grand Prize Winning Team was from Carnegie Mellon University. Members Tiffany Lai, Susie Lee, Marisa Lu made up the team, Infinity and Below.

Quotes from team: “By researching the advantages of it and comparing it to other renewable energies, I learned that geothermal energy is not only cost effective, but also a viable solution to a cleaner, greener energy future. Its benefits outweigh many other renewable energy sources, which was something I had never considered before.”
“Geothermal systems is a practical solution to the energy crisis as a renewable resource that is able to provide more energy than the remaining oil and gas. EGS is stable as well in terms of cost as it does not depend on other sources in order to operate. Geothermal energy is an alternative resource that should be heavily considered.”

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