UCF Engineering Alum Receives International Award for Expertise in Combustion The alum is in part honored for developments he made at UCF that have been used in academia, industry and government agencies to advance supercritical CO2 combustion technology.
New UCF-developed Battery Could Prevent Post-hurricane Electric Vehicle Fires The technology replaces the volatile and highly flammable organic solvents found in electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries with saltwater to create a safer and more efficient battery.
UCF Researchers Create Technology that Harvests Radio Waves for Energy The technology can reduce the electronic industry’s reliance on batteries, broaden the expansion of the internet of things and lead to a more sustainable future.
UCF to Study Method for Reducing Energy Use by 50-75% in Older Homes UCF is one of seven teams selected by the Department of Energy to demonstrate next-generation whole-building retrofit approaches.
UCF Part of New Regional Movement to Accelerate Adoption of Electric Vehicle Transportation UCF’s FSEC Energy Research Center is a leader in electric transportation study and it is ready to help the new group charge on.
Researcher Receives $771,000 Grant to Develop Offshore Wind Turbine Simulator The only floating wind-turbine farm in operation is in Scotland. The United States could be next if a UCF professor’s work is successful.
Energy-Research Meeting Seeks Ideas Have some ideas about what UCF should be exploring in the area of energy research? Then plan on attending UCF’s Blue-Ribbon Panel on Energy Research…
UCF Energy-Storage Spinout Creating Buzz A University of Central Florida student is taking the lead on propelling his professor’s energy-storage invention into the marketplace and, with the help of several…
Florida Awards UCF Solar Expert to Simplify Panel Production A University of Central Florida researcher has received $400,000 from Florida’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies grant program to simplify the manufacturing process and…
Nation’s Coolest: UCF Club Consistently Ranks High in ‘Green’ Engineering Competition UCF mechanical engineering senior Kevin Bauer wants people to know that the national award-winning student club he leads – the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration…
