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WaterBros CREATE stage video posted

The WaterBros team is eagerly awaiting the judging of the CREATE stage of the Waves to Water competition.  It was a wild and quick summer, but I’m proud of the work that we did and hopeful that we get to … Continue reading

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ASU Solar Vehicle Team

Best of luck to Appalachian State University’s Solar Vehicle Team as they compete in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge.  The car looks great as you can see below and it was a pleasure working with them … Continue reading

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NREL article on universities participating in the Waves to Water Prize

A nice article from NREL on the WaterBros team and a team from MIT participating in the CREATE stage of the Waves to Water Prize. https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2021/university-dive-into-desalination-challenge.html      

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Recruiting Grad Students for Fall 2021

There are a couple of research assistant opportunities for the Fall 2021 semester Thermal mechanical modeling project (1 position) -12 months, monthly stipend but tuition is not included Mechanical design and prototyping (2 positions) – 9 months, monthly stipend but … Continue reading

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Great week at the University of New Hampshire in Durham

I’m glad to be back in Charlotte after a week of wave tank testing at the University of New Hampshire.  The tank time was huge for the WaterBros team as we make our way through the Waves to Water competition.  … Continue reading

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AEES Grad Student Solar-Thermal Research Published

I was pleased to see this work finally get published.  Bishan did a lot of work on the front end and Dr. Wang did a tremendous job shepherding the paper through the approval process during the pandemic. Life-cycle cost optimization … Continue reading

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MHK Atlas upgraded to show even more information on marine energy resources

https://maps.nrel.gov/marine-energy-atlas

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