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The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) held its monthly luncheon Wednesday at Matt’s Steakhouse.
The RACC named King Auto Glass and Zcom as the businesses of the month.
King Auto Glass, located at 15970 County Rd. 7100, provides clients with on-site auto glass repair and can be reached at 573 364-3389.
Zcom, located in Salem, provides services including Web site design, Web site hosting, print design and printing. Visit Zcom online at www.zcomexpress.com or reach them at 573 729-7024.
The RACC also recognized Specialist Jeremy Labuda as their soldier of the month.
Emily Brooks and Hannah Bagnall of Ozark Actors Theatre performed a song from the musical “Pump Boys and Dinettes” and invited everyone to attend. The musical runs this weekend and next.
The guest speaker, Angela Rolufs, Director for the Missouri Transportation Institute of Missouri S&T, talked about E3 (E-cubed) = C initiative, previously E2 (E-squared).
E3 = C stands for energy, environment and education equals civilization. The project aims to make the campus more eco-friendly.
“We have so many students that want to make a difference in the world and this attracts those types of students,” Rolufs said.
Rolufs arrived at the luncheon aboard a hydrogen-powered bus, one of two used by Missouri S&T. The Ford V-10 E-450 Hydrogen engine, 12-passenger buses currently shuttle students around campus.
The E3 project will help develop hydrogen fuel technology, but also address issues surrounding a transition to hydrogen, Rolufs said. These issues include public perception, permitting, safety standards, education and training, infrastructure development and community communications.
Funds for the project were provided by Ford Motor Company, Defense Logistics Agency, Missouri S&T National University Transportation Center, Gas Technology Institute and the Federal Transit Administration.
The E3 project began addressing safety issues with first responder training for local emergency personnel, so that they would have the knowledge to respond to an accident involving hydrogen fuel.
Currently a permanent hydrogen fueling station is under contract to the Gas Technology Institute. The station is scheduled to open in July.
In August, E3 plans to integrate hydrogen-fueled vehicles into the Fort Leonard Wood commuter service. Most hydrogen-fueled vehicles are used in cities with stop-and-go traffic. Rolufs said they are excited to see how the buses perform driving both around town and on the interstate.
E3 will also install a fuel cell which provides power to the fueling station and a solar and wind powered electrolysis hydrogen production unit.
The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) held its monthly luncheon Wednesday at Matt’s Steakhouse.
The RACC named King Auto Glass and Zcom as the businesses of the month.
King Auto Glass, located at 15970 County Rd. 7100, provides clients with on-site auto glass repair and can be reached at 573 364-3389.
Zcom, located in Salem, provides services including Web site design, Web site hosting, print design and printing. Visit Zcom online at www.zcomexpress.com or reach them at 573 729-7024.
The RACC also recognized Specialist Jeremy Labuda as their soldier of the month.
Emily Brooks and Hannah Bagnall of Ozark Actors Theatre performed a song from the musical “Pump Boys and Dinettes” and invited everyone to attend. The musical runs this weekend and next.
The guest speaker, Angela Rolufs, Director for the Missouri Transportation Institute of Missouri S&T, talked about E3 (E-cubed) = C initiative, previously E2 (E-squared).
E3 = C stands for energy, environment and education equals civilization. The project aims to make the campus more eco-friendly.
“We have so many students that want to make a difference in the world and this attracts those types of students,” Rolufs said.
Rolufs arrived at the luncheon aboard a hydrogen-powered bus, one of two used by Missouri S&T. The Ford V-10 E-450 Hydrogen engine, 12-passenger buses currently shuttle students around campus.
The E3 project will help develop hydrogen fuel technology, but also address issues surrounding a transition to hydrogen, Rolufs said. These issues include public perception, permitting, safety standards, education and training, infrastructure development and community communications.
Funds for the project were provided by Ford Motor Company, Defense Logistics Agency, Missouri S&T National University Transportation Center, Gas Technology Institute and the Federal Transit Administration.
The E3 project began addressing safety issues with first responder training for local emergency personnel, so that they would have the knowledge to respond to an accident involving hydrogen fuel.
Currently a permanent hydrogen fueling station is under contract to the Gas Technology Institute. The station is scheduled to open in July.
In August, E3 plans to integrate hydrogen-fueled vehicles into the Fort Leonard Wood commuter service. Most hydrogen-fueled vehicles are used in cities with stop-and-go traffic. Rolufs said they are excited to see how the buses perform driving both around town and on the interstate.
E3 will also install a fuel cell which provides power to the fueling station and a solar and wind powered electrolysis hydrogen production unit.
In addition, a Missouri S&T student team was chosen as one of 17 college teams to participate in a 3-year competition to create a more eco-friendly car The team is currently waiting for approval to use a hydrogen-fueled engine in the competition.
Rolufs said they plan to build an EcoCenter in which to work on the hydrogen car, but they plan to build it out of shipping containers.
The U.S. imports more than it exports, Rolufs said, and shipping crates are filling up the harbors because they cost more to ship back than they are worth. The construction of the EcoCenter out of shipping crates is one more “green” strategy that E3 will implement.
The E3 Development will be on the west side of the Missouri S&T campus on university-owned land. It will be visible from I-44 and the anchor projects for the development will be the Hydrogen Fueling Station, the EcoCenter and the Wind Turbine.
