Brilliant Blue Challenge - Brilliant Labs

Brilliant Blue 2024

Are you ready to dive back into the blue economy? Brilliant Blue is coming back for the 2024-2025 school year in fall of 2024! For the second year of Brilliant Blue it will use a hybrid event style. Our local students will be able to present right here in Atlantic Canada, while still allowing for international teams, and teams that can't make it will still be able to present virtually.

We are taking the feedback from last year and working hard to make this years Brilliant Blue challenge even better in the coming months.

Stay tuned for more details as we finalize locations and dates in the coming weeks and months.

Registration will be open soon. Stay tuned!

Students working on their invention for the 2023 Brilliant Blue challenge

What is Brilliant Blue?

Brilliant Blue, is an exhilarating competition that invites you to explore the world of ocean innovation. Seize the opportunity to unleash your innovative ideas, protect our ocean, and propel the blue economy forward. Brilliant Blue is a STEM Education program empowering youth, supporting employers, and fostering economic growth in the Canadian blue economy. The 2024 competition will come to a finish with a hybrid event in the fall (date to be annouced).

Why Blue Economy?

The blue economy is of utmost importance for our planet's well-being. By promoting sustainable use and conservation of ocean resources, it ensures the preservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity. The blue economy also plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change, as the ocean acts as a carbon sink and contributes to regulating the Earth's climate. Additionally, it provides livelihoods and food security for millions of people worldwide, particularly in coastal communities. By supporting the blue economy, we can protect our planet's health, foster resilience against environmental challenges, and secure a sustainable future for generations to come with the potential to create millions of jobs around the world.

Opportunities

Explore real-world pressing challenges with the Brilliant Blue competition, connect with industry professionals, discover opportunities in the blue economy, and get ready to take your innovative ideas to the next level!

Thank you for your tremendous support of the 2023 Brilliant Blue competition. In total we had 22 teams from 14 countries, including Nigeria, Indonesia, and Senegal.

Here were our 11 winning teams:

A clean ocean: Team Royal Robotics
A healthy and resilient ocean: Reef Guardians Hungary
A productive ocean: Micro Sea Solution
A predicted ocean: AQUATECS
A safe ocean: iBot
An inspiring and engaging ocean: Team TENG
An Accessible Ocean: Team PhPals
Marine Autonomous Systems Theme Award: Catra -Eels
Marine Renewable Energy Theme Award: Team Teal
Healthy Marine Life Theme Award: Aqua Current Innovations
Ecosystem Excellence Award: Senegal Sea Savers

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Want to learn more? Watch this video to see the judges feedback for each team!

Teams from 2023:

Team Senegal

Team Tunisia

Team St. Malachy's Memorial High School group photo

Team St. Malachy's Memorial High School (New Brunswick, Canada)

Team Indonesia

Team Halifax West High School group photo

Team Halifax West High School (Nova Scotia, Canada)

Team Honduras

Team Riverview High School (New Brunswick, Canada)

Team Syria and Lebanon

How to Participate?

Create a team consisting of 2-5 students ages 12-18, and 2 advisors, then register!
Choose from our three competition categories:

Marine Renewable Energy

Teams will conceptualize a power generator that is environmentally friendly

Marine Autonomous Systems

Teams will create a system that helps explore the depths of the ocean

Healthy Marine life

Teams will develop a technology that improves the quality of the ocean water

Design a solution and develop a prototype
Compete virtually or in-person in Atlatnic Canada on an international stage and innovate for the oceans in fall 2024