KOCHI: S Amritanand, a 16-year-old Clas XI student of Amrita Vidyalayam, Puthiyakavu, in Kollam distric shot to fame after he presented his ideas on resolving the world’s energy crisis, in an international conference.
The youngest presenter at the event, Amritanand deliberated on his thesis at the Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) at Seattle in Washington, USA. He cited simple, practical methods that could electrify remote villages in India, thereby bringing electricity to over 18,452 power-starved villages.
“Amritanand suggested producing electricity via riding bicycles, which would be fitted with a dynamo connected to its wheels. Besides, a solar panel attached to it would convert solar energy to electricity when the vehicle is parked under the sun or even in the shade,” said Brahmacharini Sunitha, Principal of Amrita Vidyalayam.
Amritanand is the son of Sudhir Kumar and Maneesha of Amritapuri, Kollam. Students P Divya, U G Ghosh and Tinu Vinod of Amrita Centre for Wireless Network and Applications also attended the conference, which was organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.