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No. 195Problem statementEnergy and environment

Hybrid Energy - Sustainable innovations to augment power generation and improve efficiency for wind-solar hybrid system

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Improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of combined wind and solar generation. The source discusses weather-driven variability, seasonal output, frequency and voltage issues, and asks for more effective hybrid generation. A repeated solar-panel target at the end of the capture may belong to the neighbouring challenge and requires source clarification.

No. 188Problem statementEnergy and environment

Water Quality Testing - Solutions for rapid testing of water quality and detection of source contamination

Develop rapid water-quality tests that identify both the type and concentration of physical, biological and chemical contaminants. The source discusses field kits, mobile laboratories and laboratory testing as existing approaches; detecting otherwise invisible contamination is central to the ask.

No. 189Problem statementEnergy and environment

Non-Revenue Water - Innovations to minimize Non-Revenue Water (NRW)

Reduce non-revenue water caused by physical leaks as well as apparent losses such as theft and inaccurate meters. Suggested directions include intelligent sensing, leakage detection, maintenance and ICT for integrated water systems; the problem is not limited to billing software.

No. 193Problem statementEnergy and environment

Environment - Innovations to develop self-sustaining and cost-efficient smog towers

Develop cost-effective, self-sustaining smog-control solutions, including smog towers, for schools, colleges and healthcare institutions. Towers are explicitly part of the source ask. The source's pollution thresholds, city-wide unit estimates and efficacy assumptions are not endorsed or independently verified here.