CSU researchers working on an electric car that recharges itself on roads
Colorado State University is part of a consortium of research institutions examining technology allowing an electric car to recharge itself on the road.
Colorado State University is part of a consortium of research institutions examining technology allowing an electric car to recharge itself on the road.
The Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites has just received the green light for full speed ahead.
The technology for this type of hassle-free driving of electric vehicles exists – and is ready to be tested further.
The ambitious project involves a high-tech, three-mile-long recycled carbon fiber cable adrift in the open ocean.
Following a series of judged events May 10-22, a winner will be crowned for EcoCAR 3, one of the nation's premier Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions.
The researchers will continue developing their prototype and prepare it for demonstration at the final phase of the competition at the NASA Glenn Research Center in October.
Students on the Solar-Powered Refrigeration Team are using their mechanical engineering Senior Design project to test solutions that could make refrigeration more affordable and sustainable for developing nations.
Colorado State University’s Energy Institute, in collaboration with two corporations -- Cummins Inc. and Woodward Inc. -- have landed a $1.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop medium, heavy-duty and on-road natural gas engines for the bigger trucks.
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the researchers will look at making natural gas engines as efficient as diesel engines in the same class.