This year's event is sponsored by Hawaii Energy, Energy Excelerator, and the Bill Healy Foundation, with support from Hawaiian Airlines, the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, and Oceanit. Several sponsors have helped make Blue Planet's vision for a student-focused energy conference a reality. Students will also have the option of teaming up for an innovation contest, supported by a small stipend to bring their ideas to life. The challenge is aimed at encouraging critical thinking through a variety of lenses, including an understanding of economic and policy dynamics, as well as technological and engineering considerations.
Students will put their problem-solving skills into action through a design-thinking challenge on the day of the summit. The summit, which will incorporate a month-long online curriculum leading up to the event, will focus on experiential and interactive learning. We want to inspire and excite them about the 100% renewable future that they are going to help create." "These students are tomorrow's clean energy leaders. "Blue Planet wants to provide a forum to cultivate both ideas and students' minds to help solve the biggest challenge of their generation," stated Francois Rogers, Special Projects Director at Blue Planet Foundation. The Student Energy Summit will be an opportunity for students from all islands to network and collaborate with like-minded peers, applying their existing STEM knowledge to real-world challenges and exploring innovative ideas to address them. This one-day workshop will gather middle and high school students from across the state to learn about Hawaii's current energy landscape and its opportunities for the future. Maxey International Trade Resource Center on Oahu. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Blue Planet Foundation will kick off its inaugural Student Energy Summit on November 7, 2015, at the Homer A.
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