Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, in partnership with Arrow Electronics, one of the world’s largest electronic components distributors, has secured the $250,000 Automated Maintenance of Protection Systems Challenge, for the Bureau of Reclamation.
The aim of the challenge is to improve the reliability of hydropower plant generation by automating protection system testing and reducing plant downtime. Using the Freelancer.com and ArrowPlus platforms are expected to attract a large number of candidates offering a variety of viable solutions.
Matt Barrie, Freelancer chief executive, says: “We’re excited to deliver the Automated Maintenance of Protection Systems Challenge (AMPS Challenge) for the Bureau of Reclamation using the world’s largest online talent pool of electronic and electrical engineers in what will be the largest challenge yet by an order of magnitude – a quarter of a million US dollars in prize money. If you have the skills, sign up now to Freelancer.com to participate.” [Read more…] about Freelancer.com partners with the NASA and the Bureau of Reclamation to improve hydropower system