On the fourth to seventh of July 2013, 1,500 students from 18
countries across Asia will compete at Sepang International Circuit, Kuala
Lumpur for the annual Shell Eco-Marathon Asia. Who would have thought that a team
of the “Iskolar ng Bayan” has been
chosen to participate in the said event?
Yes, you read it right. Tanglaw PUP Manila Shell Eco-marathon
Team is one of the shortlisted teams among 300 teams registered last December
21, 2012. They will be joining other teams from various Universities and
Colleges namely; Mapua Institute of Technology, De La Salle University,
University of Sto. Thomas, Technological Institute of the Philippines, Don
Bosco Technical College and University of San Carlos. Tanglaw PUP Manila Shell
Eco-marathon Team is competing under the three-wheeled Prototype Category which
will use gasoline engine.
Though the Tanglaw PUP team will be using a gasoline engine,
their team leader explained further more about the category they will be
joining and how does their prototype become eco-friendly.
“The categories or energy types
are internal combustion and e-mobility. Internal combustion generally includes
gasoline and diesel categories and in e-mobility includes hydrogen and battery
electric. We are in the category of gasoline fuel under the internal combustion
because we are knowledgeable enough in that category and we're in the field of
gasoline and diesel engine specialization. We can say that it is eco-friendly
though it uses gasoline because we can modify the engine we're going to use to
reduce the emission of harmful gases and we'll also use eco-friendly materials
for the fabrication.”
Shell Eco-marathon is an annual competition that challenges
student teams from around the world to design, build and test ultra-energy
efficient vehicles. With annual events first in the Americas, then Europe and
Asia, the winners are the teams that go the furthest using the least amount of
energy. The events spark debate about the future of mobility and inspire young
engineers to push the boundaries of fuel efficiency (Tanglaw-PUP).
As of now, Tanglaw PUP team is building their
prototype engine but they need further financial assistance so they can make it
more eco-friendly. We can show our support by liking their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tanglaw-PUP-Manila-Shell-Eco-marathon-Team. For more information email them at
puptanglaw@gmail.com.
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