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