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MAX TECH & BEYOND promotes the rapid development of energy efficient appliances
and supports the education of the next generation of U.S. clean energy engineers.

Attribution: TANDBERG Corporation
Attribution: Kristoferb at en.wikipedia
THE NATIONAL WEBINAR...

 

Will take place on May 23, 2013, from 11 am - 2 pm PDT during which student teams will demonstrate their energy efficient prototypes to a panel of judges. To watch the competition log in at the broadcast audio link.

"MAX TECH"...


In the terminology of federal energy efficiency standards, “max tech” appliances and equipment are those that achieve the maximum possible efficiency by incorporating all proven best practices in energy-efficient, ecological design.

and "BEYOND"...


Going “beyond” max tech, fundamentally new technology advances can expand the potential for future energy savings while equipping the U.S. with further means to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint.

Ohio State University: Hybrid Air/Water Conditioning Appliance Bench Prototype
SantaClara University: Energy saved from automated blinds
Cornell University: Full Spectrum Lighting PCB converter layout
CalPolySLO: Thermal image of waterfall cooling system (Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Panel)
University of Maryland: Heat Pump Clothes dryer prototype construction
Santa Clara University: Solar Thermal Preheater Dryer Design (patent pending)
THE PORTFOLIO...

 

In just two-years the Competition has supported 17 faculty-led student teams, totaling over 130 students, from 12 U.S. universities. The portfolio represents a broad array of next generation technologies.

Photos Courtesy of University Teams
THE APPLIANCE DESIGN COMPETITION...


Challenges university engineering and science teams to design, build, and test the next generation of ultra-efficient appliance and equipment technologies to achieve max tech and beyond.

Stony Brook University Team Thermosyphon
CalPolyPomona Cool Solar Team Meeting
Texas A&M Refrigeration Valve Reconstruction
UCBerkley Team BEST Small Scale Testing
Cornell LED Dye Testing Phase
UMD Residential Air Condition Construction Phase
ENERGY-MINDED ENGINEERS...

 

Investing in the nation’s universities, harnesses the intellectual horsepower of the nation’s brightest minds, and inspires a new generation of engineers for whom energy efficient ecological design is a foundational principle.

Photos Courtesy of University Teams

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