The Cyclone Waste Heat Engine (WHE) is a self-starting engine that operates runs on waste heat emanating from an external source, such as the exhaust from an internal (or external) combustion engine, or the direct burning of biomass (i.e., processing garbage into methane would not be required). The WHE is also designed to run efficiently on solar heat without the installation of costly photovoltaic panels.
Cyclone’s Green Revolution Engine represents true “thinking outside the box.” This is because it is not a new variation of the internal combustion engine, but rather, a highly advanced External Combustion Engine. Since the combustion is external to the mechanism, the Cyclone external combustion engine can run on any fuel, liquid or gaseous. Ethanol, diesel, gasoline, biomass: anything from municipal trash and agricultural waste to traditional fossil fuels can power the Green Revolution Engine – individually, or in combination.
Seventeen engineering teams from the nation's top universities were challenged by the Department of Energy in a groundbreaking four-year competition called Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility. Mississippi State University takes top honors, followed by Wisconsin University in second and Ohio State University in third. The University of Waterloo came in fourth, in fifth place was the University of Tulsa and Pennsylvania State University ranked sixth.
Head of an energy-industry executive recruitment and human resources firm, Chris Swan is interviewed about a coming workforce crisis in the energy industry.
On February 15th, the US national academy of engineering (NAE) unveiled its 14 engineering's grand challenges for the 21st century. A major forgotten challenge could be going beyond classical engineer area boundaries.
First come the blasts: The thunderous sounds of more than 100 tons of explosives ripping through tightly packed soil. Then, the water: More than 2,500 acres flooded in less than an hour. This isn’t a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster. It's the latest step in The Nature Conservancy's efforts to restore wetlands on its Williamston River Delta Preserve in southern Oregon.
This fall, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) students will transport their innovative solar home to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to compete against 19 colleges and universities from around the world in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2007 Solar Decathlon. The international contest, challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate the most energy-efficient solar-powered home. NYIT is the only college that was selected to compete from the New York metropolitan area.
