Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2014 Winner

Congratulations to this year’s CU Denver Team Archetype for winning First Place in the SEMA 2014 Prototype-Hydrogen Fuel Cell category with a best run score of 37.37 mi/kWh!

CU Denver SEMA Results
2012 – Team Mile Highdrogen: Prototype-Hydrogen Fuel Cell – N/A
2013 – Team H2 Eco Challenger: Prototype-Hydrogen Fuel Cell – 1st Place, 54.1 mi/kWh (or 87.1 km/kWh) ~1,823 MPGe*
2014 – Team Archetype: Prototype-Hydrogen Fuel Cell – 1st Place, 37.37 mi/kWh (or 60.15 km/kWh) ~1,259 MPGe*

Visit the Shell Eco-marathon Americas event page for other results.

See what other Engineering Senior Design projects that CU Denver students are working on in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

*Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (MPGe) value is based on the EPA conversion factor where,
1 kWh = 3,412 Btu
1 gallon of gasoline = 115,000 Btu
Therefore, 1 gallon of gasoline = 33.7 kWh.

Earth Day at 9NEWS

[TV Broadcast] CU-Denver students design hydrogen-fueled car

Take part in Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change

“Today is Earth Day! Over one billion people in 192 countries are participating from London to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Babylon City, New Delhi to New York, Rome to Cairo; people everywhere are taking action in their communities and helping…”

http://www.earthday.org/

ME Senior Design Team wins First Place

[News Article] ME Senior Design Team wins First Place

ME Senior Design Team wins First Place in their category at the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas

First Place Fuel Cell Prototype winner

(Image credit: Shell Eco-marathon)

“First Place Fuel Cell Prototype winner University of Colorado Denver with Allison Falender, Technology Manager Shell Global Solutions, and Niel Golightly, Vice President of Communications, Upstream Americas, during the Awards Ceremony at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2013 on Sunday, April 7, in downtown Houston.” Achieving a best run score of 54.1 mi/kWh!

Visit the Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2013 competition page for other results – http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon/events/americas/2013-results.html

First place!

More to come…

UCD #118 running strong!

(Image credit: Shell Eco-marathon)

Live results

Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2013 results. Select the category (Prototype), energy type (Hydrogen) or team (H2 Eco-Challengers) and follow the competition live from the track in Houston.

Inspections Done!

All done with the technical and safety inspections! Race day starts tomorrow.

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Driver visibility and horn test:

Incline brake test:

Safety harness test:

Hydrogen fuel cell leak test:

Inspection approved:

Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2013: The Road to Houston

“Shell Eco-marathon Americas is a unique competition that brings together more than 110 teams and thousands of students from across the Americas to battle for ultra-energy efficiency on the road. Using their creativity and ingenuity, participants design and build futuristic vehicles that are then driven on the streets of Downtown Houston. The event also includes the Mobility Footprint Zone, with attractions around innovation and the future of energy. Spectators will also be able to visit mPowering Action, a first-of-its-kind worldwide movement and mobile recording studio. Hope to see you at Shell Eco-marathon April 5 – 7, 2013!”

Fox31 Evening News

[TV Broadcast] CU students out to win most fuel efficient car competition

University of Colorado engineering students are building a special car.

It’s designed to get about 2,300 miles per gallon of gas. They’re entering their invention in a contest where the most fuel efficient car wins.

Fox31 Team Showcase

[TV Broadcast] Super Mileage Car – Dan Daru meets some students at CU Denver who are designing a fuel efficient vehicle.