The US Environmental Protection Agency has given a $10,000 grant to a team from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, as part of their People, Prosperity and the Planet competition.
Dr. Warren Ostergren and his student team will use the grant to develop a lower-cost heliostat with the idea of creating an alternative energy system that is less damaging to the environment.
The idea of EPA's P3 competition is to bring together people from varying disciplines like engineering, chemistry, industrial design, politics, economics and architecture to prevent pollution.
In 2008, the teams will be invited to bring their designs to Washington D.C. to compete for a $75,000 grant which will help them implement their projects in the field.
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