Took gap year to lead the Hydrogen Racing Team from the University of Twente, being responsible for managing a 20-person team, overseeing operations, sponsorships, R&D. In addition, I worked on the Exterior / Livery design. All technical design work is credited to my engineering team members.
The goal was to design and built a hydrogen car in 1 year, to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon, one of the world's most demanding student engineering competitions. The most efficient hydrogen car wins, in other words: the car which travels the furthest with the least amount of fuel consumed.
IN-HOUSE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
We developed our own race car in 12 months, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, and powerful supercapacitors. The body was made of carbon fiber, which I got hands-on experience with during the fabrication process. Even the suspension and steering systems were also designed in-house by our engineering students.
Super capacitors
Lightweight alloy rims and internally developed suspension.
The hydrogen fuel cell
THE RACE - LONDON, 2017
Happy team after we just finished P1 and won the European Race!
Credits for the engineering design:
Arjun Nair, Bagas Prabowo, Emiel Haven, Fabian van Hummel, Jelmer Dijkstra, Jorrit Parmentier, Luuk Grefte, Pepijn de Vos, Sevim Aktas, Woud Goudbeek, Mariska Bos, and Roy Nijhuis.