our world is filled with numerous amounts of resources and materials some
amounts of resources and materials some
amounts of resources and materials some would manifest themselves as earthly and
would manifest themselves as earthly and
would manifest themselves as earthly and others as products of industrial
others as products of industrial
others as products of industrial manufacture natural or man-made the
manufacture natural or man-made the
manufacture natural or man-made the question still remains are we really
question still remains are we really
question still remains are we really using them efficiently and to their
using them efficiently and to their
using them efficiently and to their print attention to put the answer into
print attention to put the answer into
print attention to put the answer into perspective I’d like you all to look at
perspective I’d like you all to look at
perspective I’d like you all to look at the numbers on the screen 1 9 2 I’ll be
the numbers on the screen 1 9 2 I’ll be
the numbers on the screen 1 9 2 I’ll be showing are we showing you according to
showing are we showing you according to
showing are we showing you according to a United Nations report the amount of
a United Nations report the amount of
a United Nations report the amount of wasting kilograms the world produces on
wasting kilograms the world produces on
wasting kilograms the world produces on average every year we’ll be doing that
average every year we’ll be doing that
average every year we’ll be doing that by adding zeros to the number is next so
by adding zeros to the number is next so
by adding zeros to the number is next so let’s start with 3 raise your hand if
let’s start with 3 raise your hand if
let’s start with 3 raise your hand if you believe this is the amount anyone ok
you believe this is the amount anyone ok
you believe this is the amount anyone ok three more zeros how about another three
three more zeros how about another three
three more zeros how about another three zeros raise your hands
zeros raise your hands
zeros raise your hands you think this is unfortunately the
you think this is unfortunately the
you think this is unfortunately the answer is no one more zero that ladies
answer is no one more zero that ladies
answer is no one more zero that ladies and gentlemen is roughly the amount of
and gentlemen is roughly the amount of
and gentlemen is roughly the amount of weight we’ve dumped every year 1.2 92
weight we’ve dumped every year 1.2 92
weight we’ve dumped every year 1.2 92 trillion kilograms of waste imagine how
trillion kilograms of waste imagine how
trillion kilograms of waste imagine how big that number is as you can see the
big that number is as you can see the
big that number is as you can see the answer to our previous question is a
answer to our previous question is a
answer to our previous question is a staggering note and there’s one of the
staggering note and there’s one of the
staggering note and there’s one of the many members of the youth who will one
many members of the youth who will one
many members of the youth who will one day take up the mantle as caregivers our
day take up the mantle as caregivers our
day take up the mantle as caregivers our nation I wanted to change that today
nation I wanted to change that today
nation I wanted to change that today I’ll be sharing with you the story of
I’ll be sharing with you the story of
I’ll be sharing with you the story of how my team and I at the Emirates
how my team and I at the Emirates
how my team and I at the Emirates foundation tackled this global issue
foundation tackled this global issue
foundation tackled this global issue when we look around us we could find
when we look around us we could find
when we look around us we could find plastic water glass at almost every
plastic water glass at almost every
plastic water glass at almost every corner in fact if you look around you
corner in fact if you look around you
corner in fact if you look around you right now you’ll be able to find at
right now you’ll be able to find at
right now you’ll be able to find at least
least
least it’s one of these materials as an
it’s one of these materials as an
it’s one of these materials as an example the windows are next to you so
example the windows are next to you so
example the windows are next to you so my team and I at the time decided to
my team and I at the time decided to
my team and I at the time decided to work with these very sources waste water
work with these very sources waste water
work with these very sources waste water plastic and glass we wanted to transform
plastic and glass we wanted to transform
plastic and glass we wanted to transform them make something big something you’re
them make something big something you’re
them make something big something you’re not only our nation but the entire world
not only our nation but the entire world
not only our nation but the entire world can benefit from as many of you may know
can benefit from as many of you may know
can benefit from as many of you may know we will in fact wake up one day with no
we will in fact wake up one day with no
we will in fact wake up one day with no fossil fuels left and we know that
fossil fuels left and we know that
fossil fuels left and we know that fossil fuels are the main source of
fossil fuels are the main source of
fossil fuels are the main source of energy it’s estimated that by the year
energy it’s estimated that by the year
energy it’s estimated that by the year 2080 8 all forms of fossil fuels will
2080 8 all forms of fossil fuels will
2080 8 all forms of fossil fuels will indeed go extinct now whether that’s
indeed go extinct now whether that’s
indeed go extinct now whether that’s true or not depends on how careful we
true or not depends on how careful we
true or not depends on how careful we are and not given enough importance that
are and not given enough importance that
are and not given enough importance that day might come even sooner than we all
day might come even sooner than we all
day might come even sooner than we all think
think
think thus we decided to focus our work on
thus we decided to focus our work on
thus we decided to focus our work on developing alternative ways to generate
developing alternative ways to generate
developing alternative ways to generate clean electricity and energy through non
clean electricity and energy through non
clean electricity and energy through non producing and cheaper method our first
producing and cheaper method our first
producing and cheaper method our first project focused on how waste water could
project focused on how waste water could
project focused on how waste water could be used to generate clean electricity
be used to generate clean electricity
be used to generate clean electricity and energy waste water is basically any
and energy waste water is basically any
and energy waste water is basically any type of unpure water you could think of
type of unpure water you could think of
type of unpure water you could think of whether it was sewage water or even
whether it was sewage water or even
whether it was sewage water or even polluted water now wastewater is
polluted water now wastewater is
polluted water now wastewater is bouncing it’s really every single
bouncing it’s really every single
bouncing it’s really every single country around the world
country around the world
country around the world unfortunately these bodies of water can
unfortunately these bodies of water can
unfortunately these bodies of water can be extremely and highly dangerous
be extremely and highly dangerous
be extremely and highly dangerous because of the amount of bacterial
because of the amount of bacterial
because of the amount of bacterial pathogens and other materials they
pathogens and other materials they
pathogens and other materials they contain but what if what if we could
contain but what if what if we could
contain but what if what if we could find a way to not only purify the
find a way to not only purify the
find a way to not only purify the wastewater but also use it to generate
wastewater but also use it to generate
wastewater but also use it to generate electricity and energy to power the
electricity and energy to power the
electricity and energy to power the millions of houses buildings lanterns
millions of houses buildings lanterns
millions of houses buildings lanterns anything you can think of reading what’s
anything you can think of reading what’s
anything you can think of reading what’s it when we did our answer was the
it when we did our answer was the
it when we did our answer was the microbe use you
microbe use you
microbe use you so here’s a simple brief explanation of
so here’s a simple brief explanation of
so here’s a simple brief explanation of how free electricity is essentially the
how free electricity is essentially the
how free electricity is essentially the flow of electrons through a circuit and
flow of electrons through a circuit and
flow of electrons through a circuit and wastewater contains special bacteria
wastewater contains special bacteria
wastewater contains special bacteria that generate these electrons when they
that generate these electrons when they
that generate these electrons when they react with the other materials found in
react with the other materials found in
react with the other materials found in wastewater these electrons then pass
wastewater these electrons then pass
wastewater these electrons then pass from one half sent to another half set
from one half sent to another half set
from one half sent to another half set through these rods known as electrons
through these rods known as electrons
through these rods known as electrons the water is then passed is then passed
the water is then passed is then passed
the water is then passed is then passed through two layers of filter made with
through two layers of filter made with
through two layers of filter made with carbon nanotubes and those filters
carbon nanotubes and those filters
carbon nanotubes and those filters trapping the microbes and unwanted
trapping the microbes and unwanted
trapping the microbes and unwanted material yes
material yes
material yes the ‘adam of the water to pass through
the ‘adam of the water to pass through
the ‘adam of the water to pass through as you can see with only one liter of
as you can see with only one liter of
as you can see with only one liter of wastewater we were able to produce a
wastewater we were able to produce a
wastewater we were able to produce a highest average of 0.36
highest average of 0.36
highest average of 0.36 living goats now you can imagine how
living goats now you can imagine how
living goats now you can imagine how much more we could produce with
much more we could produce with
much more we could produce with thousands and thousands of liters of
thousands and thousands of liters of
thousands and thousands of liters of waste water abuse that was killed up
waste water abuse that was killed up
waste water abuse that was killed up with this method we can supply a large
with this method we can supply a large
with this method we can supply a large amount of clean electricity and energy
amount of clean electricity and energy
amount of clean electricity and energy as well as purified water for
as well as purified water for
as well as purified water for agriculture for our second project we
agriculture for our second project we
agriculture for our second project we wanted to change plastic and glass into
wanted to change plastic and glass into
wanted to change plastic and glass into energy sources so we use the same
energy sources so we use the same
energy sources so we use the same material found the plastic water bottles
material found the plastic water bottles
material found the plastic water bottles also known as te t plastic and on to
also known as te t plastic and on to
also known as te t plastic and on to that we added a special paste now this
that we added a special paste now this
that we added a special paste now this piece has the ability to absorb sunlight
piece has the ability to absorb sunlight
piece has the ability to absorb sunlight and generate that heat into electrical
and generate that heat into electrical
and generate that heat into electrical energy so basically what we did is we
energy so basically what we did is we
energy so basically what we did is we produced cheap plastic solar cells or as
produced cheap plastic solar cells or as
produced cheap plastic solar cells or as many of you may know them so they’re
many of you may know them so they’re
many of you may know them so they’re Canada as for the best
Canada as for the best
Canada as for the best we need transparent solar cell just
we need transparent solar cell just
we need transparent solar cell just imagine all glass surfaces you could
imagine all glass surfaces you could
imagine all glass surfaces you could think of from the windows on skyscrapers
think of from the windows on skyscrapers
think of from the windows on skyscrapers the screens of your home glass doors etc
the screens of your home glass doors etc
the screens of your home glass doors etc etc and
etc and
etc and now imagine that all of those are actual
now imagine that all of those are actual
now imagine that all of those are actual soldiers does that provide you with the
soldiers does that provide you with the
soldiers does that provide you with the electricity and the energy that you need
electricity and the energy that you need
electricity and the energy that you need so the moment you walk out of the house
so the moment you walk out of the house
so the moment you walk out of the house with your phone your phone is being
with your phone your phone is being
with your phone your phone is being charged you don’t have to worry anymore
charged you don’t have to worry anymore
charged you don’t have to worry anymore about running out of battery I mean
about running out of battery I mean
about running out of battery I mean isn’t that great we don’t have to worry
isn’t that great we don’t have to worry
isn’t that great we don’t have to worry about being that red color on the
about being that red color on the
about being that red color on the battery side the next time we open our
battery side the next time we open our
battery side the next time we open our bonus freaked out because that’s not
bonus freaked out because that’s not
bonus freaked out because that’s not going to happen not only that but young
going to happen not only that but young
going to happen not only that but young you do not even have to worry about the
you do not even have to worry about the
you do not even have to worry about the electricity supply at all because all
electricity supply at all because all
electricity supply at all because all the windows that you have all glass
the windows that you have all glass
the windows that you have all glass surfaces that you have I now solar cells
surfaces that you have I now solar cells
surfaces that you have I now solar cells that provide you and supply you with
that provide you and supply you with
that provide you and supply you with that electricity that you need now in
that electricity that you need now in
that electricity that you need now in order for us to make all of that come
order for us to make all of that come
order for us to make all of that come tonight we have to create two different
tonight we have to create two different
tonight we have to create two different layers each with its own purpose the
layers each with its own purpose the
layers each with its own purpose the first layer was responsible for
first layer was responsible for
first layer was responsible for absorbing the night whether it was the
absorbing the night whether it was the
absorbing the night whether it was the actual or artificial and the second
actual or artificial and the second
actual or artificial and the second layer was responsible for generating
layer was responsible for generating
layer was responsible for generating that heat to electrical energy dr.
that heat to electrical energy dr.
that heat to electrical energy dr. communes
communes
communes now I’d like you all to imagine a world
now I’d like you all to imagine a world
now I’d like you all to imagine a world a world where wastewater that everyone
a world where wastewater that everyone
a world where wastewater that everyone wanted to get rid of in any way possible
wanted to get rid of in any way possible
wanted to get rid of in any way possible even if that meant reducing the
even if that meant reducing the
even if that meant reducing the environment being evident and harming
environment being evident and harming
environment being evident and harming themselves is now an actual source means
themselves is now an actual source means
themselves is now an actual source means electricity and most of the plastic and
electricity and most of the plastic and
electricity and most of the plastic and glass used are now stoners that’s the
glass used are now stoners that’s the
glass used are now stoners that’s the supplying you with electricity and
supplying you with electricity and
supplying you with electricity and energy imagine a world where you do not
energy imagine a world where you do not
energy imagine a world where you do not have to worry anymore about waking up
have to worry anymore about waking up
have to worry anymore about waking up one day with me a few of that why do you
one day with me a few of that why do you
one day with me a few of that why do you ask because yeah we have efficient
ask because yeah we have efficient
ask because yeah we have efficient alternative the substitute the
alternative the substitute the
alternative the substitute the diminishing viewers by changing our
diminishing viewers by changing our
diminishing viewers by changing our perspective towards the materials around
perspective towards the materials around
perspective towards the materials around us we were able to change wastewater
us we were able to change wastewater
us we were able to change wastewater from waste to resource we were able to
from waste to resource we were able to
from waste to resource we were able to change
change
change plastic and glass from materials nearly
plastic and glass from materials nearly
plastic and glass from materials nearly used in bottles and cups to again actual
used in bottles and cups to again actual
used in bottles and cups to again actual sources of electricity and energy we
sources of electricity and energy we
sources of electricity and energy we were able to change our small team of
were able to change our small team of
were able to change our small team of young hopefuls to scientists that
young hopefuls to scientists that
young hopefuls to scientists that competed nationally and internationally
competed nationally and internationally
competed nationally and internationally and ahem the DA wants up in the world
and ahem the DA wants up in the world
and ahem the DA wants up in the world I hope that one day our ideas would find
I hope that one day our ideas would find
I hope that one day our ideas would find used in our country and perhaps another
used in our country and perhaps another
used in our country and perhaps another day in many countries around the world
day in many countries around the world
day in many countries around the world our main aim was to shift the perception
our main aim was to shift the perception
our main aim was to shift the perception of waste material so that we could drive
of waste material so that we could drive
of waste material so that we could drive our species into a cleaner more
our species into a cleaner more
our species into a cleaner more energy-efficient future but what we
energy-efficient future but what we
energy-efficient future but what we really wish to do what we really wish to
really wish to do what we really wish to
really wish to do what we really wish to do is to inspire the Amala to you and
do is to inspire the Amala to you and
do is to inspire the Amala to you and the entire youth in general to become
the entire youth in general to become
the entire youth in general to become individuals who have a passion to solve
individuals who have a passion to solve
individuals who have a passion to solve problems who think differently and
problems who think differently and
problems who think differently and nobody and want to make this world a
nobody and want to make this world a
nobody and want to make this world a better one because all it takes to begin
better one because all it takes to begin
better one because all it takes to begin all it takes to begin is the change in
all it takes to begin is the change in
all it takes to begin is the change in your perspective
your perspective
your perspective [Applause]
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