Grant Myhre Talks About Shell Eco Marathon on Montana Today

Grant Myhre, one of the team members competing in the Shell Eco Marathon next week in Houston, TX talks about the project with Monte Turner on Montana Today.  See the video here: http://www.nbcmontana.com/Grant-Myhre-3-19-12/-/14594424/14386646/-/vxovij/-/index.html

UMCOT Students Prepare for Shell EcoMarathon

A team of students representing The University of Montana College of Technology are diligently preparing for the 2012 Shell EcoMarathon to be held in Houston Texas March 29^th – April 1^st. The team is comprised of students representing all three campuses with Environmental Studies majors and Welding majors joining the Energy Technology students. This is the first such entry from the UMCOT, but they have hopes to place well in the solar division, which requires that teams collect more energy than they consume during the six-mile race. “We could not have gotten this far without some major space donations from local businesses,” says Energy Technology Program Director, Bradley Layton. “We are extremely fortunate to live in a community that has a true sense of unity. We have also benefitted from the resources available to us at the Montana Enterprise Center.” Stay tuned for more news as the project progresses…

Welding student Jesse Sedler clears the frame he welded and helped design for launch

 

NPR: Is U.S. Energy Independence Finally Within Reach?

Rising gas prices have been the big energy story of the past several weeks. But many energy experts say that's a sideshow compared with the really big energy event — the huge boom in oil and natural gas production in the U.S. that could help the nation reach the elusive goal of energy independence.

Read or listen to full story at : http://www.npr.org/2012/03/07/148036966/is-u-s-energy-independence-finally-within-reach