We found some incredible student innovators including our 2008 winner, Husk Power Systems a social enterprise that has already provided clean, safe and efficient electricity to more than 150, 000 low-income people in rural India.

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"Given that world energy demand, and more particularly electricity demand, is increasing strongly, we need sources of electricity supply that are safe, affordable, with abundant fuel and are environmental benign, " he said.

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Electricity is needed to keep the reactor cores covered with coolant and to keep safe temperatures in spent fuel pools.

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