💡 The co-founders of Treeva, an award-winning start-up focused on generating clean electricity from passing transport, share their experiences of creating the company and aims for it now that they have graduated.
"Our innovation, Treeva, aims to generate energy from passing transportation. We are aware that transport companies are struggling to meet their net zero goals, which is happening at the same time as rising electricity demands increasing the risk of blackouts. This is why reliable power generation on site is urgently required," Anjali Devadasan, co-founder of the company, told The Student Engineer.
"With this in mind, we have created highly efficient vertical-axis wind turbines which rotate due to the airflow of passing transport. These turbines are quick and easy to install on the side of roads, and create renewable power, helping to ease the energy demand, saving money, and creating more sustainable energy sources. This energy can then be put back into road infrastructure, such as powering streetlamps and electric vehicles," added co-founder Yu Gu.
Treeva recently won Samsung Electronics's fourth annual UK Solve For Tomorrow competition, and received £10,000 in funding and an additional three months of further Samsung mentoring and support as a result.
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