NITER shines at “Bicchuron”– Renewable Energy Idea Startup Competition

# Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) # Education

A student from NITER EEE department led by 3rd year student Mohammad Rabiul Alam Maruf has achieved great success at “Smart Power and Energy Challenge 2023 Bicchuron”– a national Renewable Energy Idea Startup Competition. The competition featured more than 700 ideas that were submitted by the youth from all over the country. From there the top 23 teams were selected based on their ideas for Grand Finale.

Rabiul from NITER was one of the 7 winners  to achieve this award as solo where others won as team. The 7 winning teams of the Bicchuron expressed their commitment to build a self-sufficient Bangladesh in smart power and energy. The organizers were Power Cell of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources and Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd handed over prize money of 5 lakh BDT to the winners of the innovative idea competition 'Bichhuron' and the award was presented by Member of the Parliament and Honorable State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid , MP.

On Saturday (December 9), prizes were handed over to the winning teams and the top ranked teams after the final pitching of the ‘Bicchuron’ organized at Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University.

Mohammad Rabiul Alam Maruf presented his idea titled “Development and Optimization of a Gravity Powered Electricity Generator Using Neodymium Magnet Coil Pathways”. We congratulate Rabiul for his outstanding achievement in this competition.