News
2011
Energy Dynamics Lab technology used for USU Spinout Company to Wirelessly Charge Mass Transit Vehicle
November 29, 2011 – KSL Newsradio
Pond scum turns to fuel with USU project
November 2, 2011 – KSL News
Researchers at Utah State University are making progress on a project that could soon have drivers filling up their gas tanks with fuel harvested from pond scum.
Energy Dynamics Lab researches algae as biofuel
October 11, 2011 – Vernal Express
What looked like a crop circle in an acre of farmland next to Utah State University's Vernal campus is now a "floating pond," in a body of water east of the Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center, and is set to grow algae for biofuel production.
EDL working to electrify the nation's road system
October 7, 2011 – Utah Public Radio
Science Questions profiles a project at the Energy Dynamics Lab at Utah State University where they are working to electrify the nation's highway system.
USU invention powers electric motors without wires
July 26, 2011 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Batteries are the key challenge to developing practical electric vehicles, which have the potential to dramatically cut greenhouse emissions and U.S. dependence on oil. To store enough juice to enable a car to function the way Americans expect, batteries have to be big and expensive.
USU scientists make breakthrough in study of electric vehicle charging systems
July 06, 2011 – The Herald Journal
Electric roadways could one day power cars to travel for miles and miles without having to stop and recharge - at least that's the dream scientists at Utah State University's Energy Dynamics Laboratory have after making a recent scientific breakthrough.
Energy Dynamics Laboratory Achieves Historic Milestone for Electric Vehicles
July 05, 2011 – USURF
Utah State University Research Foundation’s Energy Dynamics Laboratory recently operated the first high-power, high-efficiency wireless power transfer system capable of transferring enough energy to quickly charge an electric vehicle. The lightweight, low-profile system demonstrated 90 percent electrical transfer efficiency of five kilowatts over an air gap of 10 inches. The demonstration at EDL’s North Logan, Utah, facility further validates that electric vehicles can efficiently be charged with wireless technology.
Researchers experiment with electric roads to charge electric cars
June 30, 2011 – KSL News
Electric vehicles have long been touted as the answer for drivers who want to avoid high gas prices and help protect the environment. But the heavy, short-lived batteries are a big obstacle to the vehicles becoming affordable and commonplace.
Scientists say answers to energy problems could be found in algae
June 29, 2011 – KSL News
When you have a problem as big as trying to solve our energy future, sometimes you have to think big.
The Future of America's Electric Transportation System
June 10, 2011 – Utah Public Radio
When you have a problem as big as trying to solve our energy future, sometimes you have to think big.
Electric roads – the throttle EVs need
May 24, 2011 – Business Spectator
The electric vehicle industry, long held back by consumer concerns over the capabilities of batteries and the logistics of refuelling, has received an unexpected boost from a group of scientists bunkered down in the Bear Lake Mountains, 130 kilometres north of Salt Lake City.
Scientists work on in-road charging for EVs
May 03, 2011 – AUTOWEEK
Electric vehicles may work for the everyday commuter looking to cut fuel costs, but what about those EV owners looking for a road trip? How do you travel cross-country when you're tethered to your charging station?
Study of winter ozone pollution moves forward
April, 2011 – Vernal Express
Ozone pollution has been a recognized problem in urban areas for more than 50 years.
Finalists Announced in the 2011 Utah Innovation Awards
March 24, 2011 – Stoel Rives
UPR – Science Questions
March 11, 2011 – Utah Public Radio
Host Sheri Quinn has the latest Science Questions program. Science Questions is a weekly program exploring new technologies and advances in science. SQ seeks to answer our curiosities about the technology all around us.
Scientists aim to crack Uinta Basin's ozone mystery
February 22, 2011 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Sunshine here makes the snowy landscape glow. Turns out, the same ultraviolet rays that show off the rare beauty of these wide-open spaces also play a startling role in transforming the Uinta Basin into a wintertime factory for ozone pollution.
Bingham Center: A hub for research, business innovation
February 21, 2011 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah State University has had boots on the ground here for four decades. But it wasn’t until last fall that it put a distinctive new footprint in the community with the opening of the Bingham Entrepreneurship & Energy Research Center.
Energy frontier: USU scientists seek solutions to power problems
February 21, 2011 – The Herald Journal
Studying under the world's expert of inductive power transfer, it might be easy to see how Hunter Wu got a job at a Utah State University research facility right after college.
Jeff Muhs Opens 2011 Nature of Things Lecture Series
February 17, 2011 – KCPW
Jeff Muhs, director of Utah State University’s Energy Dynamics Laboratory opened this year’s Nature of Things Lecture Series on February 16 at the Salt Lake City Library.
Electric Roads: America's Transportation Future?
February 14, 2011 – KUER
Imagine driving on I-80 from Salt Lake City to San Francisco and never stopping for gas. Or breathing clean air, even in winter. Scientists at Utah State University are working on a technology they hope could one day make that fantasy a reality. Kim Schuske has the first in a series of reports on innovative technologies being developed by Utah scientists.
Energy Dynamics Laboratory A Utah Center of Excellence Grant for Smart Building Work
February 03, 2011 – USURF
Utah State University's Energy Dynamics Laboratory (EDL) announced today that it has received a grant valued at $40,000 from the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development Centers of Excellence program. The grant was awarded for further development of the Smart Occupancy Sensor that has been designed and is being tested at EDL.
USU professor receives governor's medal for science and technology
January 21, 2011 – The Herald Journal
An associate professor at Utah State University who also works for the Energy Dynamics Laboratory has received the Governor's Medal for Science and Technology.
Paul Israelsen Receives Prestigious Utah Governor's Medal for Science and Technology
January 19, 2011 – USURF
Energy Dynamics Laboratory Deputy Director Paul Israelsen was presented the Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology yesterday by Utah Governor Gary Herbert to recognize Israelsen’s transformational solutions to environmental issues, which foster both the economic growth and the energy independence of Utah.