Hydrogen Student Design Contest

2018 Contest
Designing a Power-to-Gas Syatem

Winners

The winner of the 2017-2018 HEF Student Design Contest was announced at the Department of Energy's Annual Merit Review in Washington DC from June 13-15. The Grand Prize Winner for the HEF Hydrogen Student Design Contest was the joint team from the University of Toronto and University of Florida for their Motion+ design (linked in the table below).

The 2017-18 Contest had two honorable mentions, the first being the University of Waterloo, the second being Oregon State University, Cascades. All designs and accompanying materials are linked in the table below.

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Presentations

(Left to Right): Dr. Steven Thorpe (University of Toronto), Bryan James (University of Florida), Jessica MacInnis (University of Toronto), Peter Thompson (HEF), Matthew Chen (University of Toronto), Yuri Savguira (University of Toronto), Jeff Serfass (HEF)

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Standings

University	Award	Score	Design	Video	One Pager
California State University Los Angeles		64.8%	View Here	View Here	View Here
Oregon State University, Cascades	3rd	81.7%	View Here	View Here	View Here
Stevens Institute of Technology		59.4%	View Here	N/A	N/A
Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia (UTEC Team A)		36.7%	View Here	N/A	N/A
Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia (UTEC Team B)		45.7%	View Here	View Here	N/A
University of the Highlands and Islands		79.5%	View Here	View Here	View Here
University of Ontario Institute of Technology		72.3%	View Here	View Here	View Here
University of Toronto	Grand Prize	87.7%	View Here	View Here	View Here
University of Waterloo	2nd	83.6%	View Here	View Here	View Here
Washington State University		61.4%	View Here	View Here	View Here
West Texas A&M University		61.7%	View Here	View Here	N/A

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The Challenge

The 2017 Hydrogen Student Design Contest will challenge student teams from around the world to develop a design for a system that uses electricity to produce hydrogen for cross market uses, including energy storage, ancillary services, and transportation fuel. The teams will choose a site in their area, engage their local electric and gas utility, coordinate with regulatory bodies and safety experts, and create educational materials, including a short video.

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Rules and Guidelines

The theme of the 2017-2018 Contest was "Designing a Power-to-Gas System" View the rules and guidelines >>

Prize

The winners won a travel stipend to present their design at the U.S. Department of Energy's Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation (AMR) in Washington, DC. They will also have the opportunity to have their design published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

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Judges and Advisors