A Turk will save the world from the burden of ice

In addition to Turkey, ice loads that damage power lines and cause long-term power cuts in countries such as Northern Europe, China and Russia will not be a problem thanks to the invention of a Turkish student. Burhan Aslan's project "Glacial Kit Device" from Kocaeli University will be able to provide millions of dollars of exports to Turkey when it is implemented. The results of the SEDAŞ Project Idea Competition, which has been held continuously for four years by SEDAŞ, which serves a population of 3.5 million and 1.7 million electricity users in the Kocaeli, Sakarya, Bolu and Düzce regions, and which has now become traditional, have been announced. In the competition where a total of 60 applications were made, the 10 projects that passed the preliminary evaluation and made it to the finals were evaluated by a jury consisting of academicians and SEDAŞ managers from Sakarya University, Kocaeli University, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Düzce University, Gebze Technical University and Sakarya University of Applied Sciences. Burhan Arslan from Kocaeli University came in first, Ahmet Emre Cangür and Muhammet Demirkıran came second from Düzce University and Merve Karaşahin and Haluk Burak Kılıç from Abant İzzet Baysal University came in third with the project they prepared together. Honorable mentions were given to 7 projects that could not enter the top three ranks. The "Glacier Kit Device" presented by Burhan Arslan from Kocaeli University, who received the first prize from SEDAŞ Executive Vice President Jan Roszka, will prevent the snow accumulated in the electricity distribution lines and the power cuts caused by the ice in the regions where the winter is difficult. Within the scope of the project, which is a first in the world, the devices placed on the energy poles will allow cleaning the ice with laser technology. If this device is implemented, a million-dollar export is expected to take place. " from . Speaking at the award ceremony of the competition organized for university students with the theme of "New Technologies for Society" and the slogan "Let the Good One Win", SEDAŞ Distribution Director Ersan Şentürk said the following about the project: "As SEDAŞ, we continue to be the leading company in the sector with our investments and practices as in the past. With this competition, we pave the way for young people who have innovative projects for new technologies for society and offer them the opportunity to implement their projects. I would like to thank the academicians of Sakarya University, Kocaeli University, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Düzce University, Gebze Technical University and Sakarya University of Applied Sciences who have been with us in this process." Stating that 60 projects applied to the competition, Dr. Ersan Şentürk said that it was very difficult to choose among the 10 projects that made it to the finals as a result of the pre-selection, and continued: "With this competition project, we want young people to think, imagine and share their productive ideas with us. Young people's development of such a perspective will always make a difference in their future business lives. As SEDAŞ, we are very happy to support this. I sincerely believe that all the young people who participated in the competition this year will be very successful in the future." SEDAŞ 3. The project that came 1st in the Project Idea Competition was awarded with 7,500 TL, while the 2nd project was awarded with 5,000 TL and the 3rd project was awarded with 4,000 TL. For the 7 projects that received the honorable mention, 1000 TL was awarded each, and if there was a participation as a group, 1500 TL was awarded.