Many people talk about energy shortages, but the reality is the US enjoys a surplus of electricity. That’s good and bad news. The good news is we don’t have an immediate need to build large scale base load capacity. The bad news is electrons can be very difficult to inventory in their native state. How best […]
Read MoreThe Moving Ahead 2010 conference on sustainable transportation recently held at OSU showcased an amazing array of propulsion, fueling, and energy storage technologies. The reality of it all was brought together at the “Ride and Drive” of the vehicles and technologies we have heard so much about. The one car that I had to get some seat time […]
Read MoreCUSTOMER The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is an interdisciplinary research center in The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Engineering. CAR research focuses on advanced propulsion systems and alternative fuels for reduced fuel consumption and lower emissions. The Buckeye Bullet team from CAR is a student-led group that designs and builds the fastest electric […]
Read MoreEWI has a great collection of high power lasers that are being used for manufacturing items from small batteries to 48” gas transmission pipelines. This is the first in a series of blogs exploring these cool toys. The challenges in fuel cell product development are great. The technologies of electro-chemistry and material performance are very […]
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