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- [Instructor] When it comes to saving our environment,
every effort counts.
From groundbreaking research
to solve the world's pollution problems,
to a high school project to conserve rainwater,
caring for people, our planet,
and inspiring the next generation to do the same,
that's the mission of
the Intel's Sustainability In Action program.
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Israel, like much of the world
lacks adequate water resources for its population.
But at the Reut school in Jerusalem,
students led by Intel volunteers are tackling the problem
by harvesting and recycling rainwater.
The project was funded by
an Intel's Sustainability in Action grant.
The innovation behind this rain harvesting system
is the use of relatively small containers
that are usually refilled about
20 times during the rainy season.
Working with a small storage capacity
ensures high quality water with minimal space requirements.
The system saves the school
about 200,000 litres of water a year.
This reclaimed water will be used to flush toilets,
water gardens and maintain buildings.
- The students involved in this project
definitely become more aware of environmental issues.
They will be better consumers at home.
And they will be advocates of environmental issues
on a municipal and national level in the future
when they grow up.
- It's about making a statement
that saving water is important to Israel.
And it's important to Jerusalem.
And it's about to how Intel works with the community
in order to make all these things happen.
- [Instructor] This community based project
not only demonstrate sustainability,
but inspires young people to become eco-ambassadors
for the course of water conservation.
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For Intel Attorney Brad Biddle,
the quest for more sustainable futures
started with his curiosity in the possibilities of biofuels.
A longtime advocate for cleaner air,
Brad wondered, could greenhouse gas emissions
at Intel's Ocotillo site in Chandler, Arizona,
be used to grow algae and result in lower emission fabs?
With funding from an Intel SIA rant,
Brad and a group of colleagues went to the rooftop
of Intel's Ocotillo fab to test the possibilities
of growing algae with our carbon dioxide emissions.
- Algae is really remarkable organism.
It can be used for biofuel, as in our project.
It can also be used for different kinds of products
like bio-plastics and animal feed.
It uses CO2 to grow which is something that Intel
and every manufacturer creates.
And I love the idea of taking this waste gas
and turning it into these kinds of useful products.
- [Instructor] Brad's vision for low emission fabs
led to the installation of rooftop algae bioreactors
that trapped Intel's CO2 emissions.
Once the bioreactors were installed,
algae were introduced into the system
where they grew quickly, and were soon harvested
for the Arizona Centre for Algae Technology and Innovation
on the campus of Arizona State University.
Brad's idea, which was funded by
Intel's Sustainability in Action grant program,
contributes to the centre's groundbreaking research
in algae biotechnology.
- I'm really excited about the potential of algae.
They represent a great futuristic approach
to some of our food, fuel and sustainability issues.
The SIA grant has been a great resource
because that engaged us with Intel,
specifically at a fab site,
where we can actually capture carbon dioxide
coming out of their plant.
- [Instructor] For Intel, algae might be a solution
towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions,
while generating a source of sustainable, clean energy.
But for Brad Biddle,
the project's potential benefits are on a deeper,
more personal level.
- As a father of two children with asthma,
I've been interested in air quality issues for a long time.
My hope is that our projects can demonstrate
how to use biofuel to improve local air quality,
and potentially impact global problems like climate change.
So this crazy idea of,
hey, let's use our fab emissions to grow algae,
I don't know there would have been any way
to make that happen except through this grant program.
- You can see the... - Because of the vision
and dedication of Intel people like Brad Biddle,
a fab roof top experiment in the Arizona desert
could lead us to a greener, cleaner tomorrow.
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These are just two exceptional projects
of the 49 SIA grants Intel has awarded since 2006.
This story show the power of people who believe
in making the impossible possible.
We encourage your ideas, your passion, and your
participation in our Sustainability in Action program.
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