Updates
TCEQ Grants UT-CEM Award for Five Vehicles
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Electromechanics (UT-CEM) with the Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet (GAFF) grant. The GAFF funds will go directly to the purchase of five class 1 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles for the UT community. Your donations will help supplement vehicle costs.
Hydrogen-powered cars make historic trek across Texas
A caravan of cars from the University of Texas in Austin made a journey from the state capital to Houston this June. The journey is one that many people take every year, but this trip was a little tricky.
About
With unique access to hydrogen fuel, The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Electromechanics (UT-CEM) is aiming to start a UT Hydrogen Vehicle Ride Share Program, benefitting UT students, faculty, and staff. Hydrogen-powered vehicles produce zero emissions, thus reducing carbon footprints, and are an alternative to battery electric vehicles with greater driving ranges. The program will encourage carpooling, provide vehicle access, and promote the use of hydrogen energy through community outreach.
Donate today to help us drive the vision for a hydrogen energy economy in Texas! #UTDrivesHydrogen
Levels of Support
$25 - Bevo Buddy, because I like the environment.
$50 - Bevo Bestie, because I love the environment.
$100 - Bevo Big Bucks, because go big or go home.
$250 - Bevo Baller, because helping is a baller move.
$500 - Bevo Breadwinner, take this methane and turn it into hydrogen.
Project Leads
Michael Lewis is the Director of the Center for Electromechanics (CEM) at The University of Texas at Austin. CEM’s mission is to transition power and energy solutions into products and students into leaders by providing a collaborative research and development environment where academia, government, and industry can come together to develop system-level power and energy solutions.
Mr. Lewis has over 25 years of experience in advanced research and technology development with a focus on alternative fuels and renewable energy for transportation and stationary power applications, including hydrogen power and energy systems. His team has developed, built, and tested fuel cell hybrid vehicles and investigated other novel hydrogen energy system solutions, including hydrogen storage and compression. Mr. Lewis is currently leading UT’s efforts on the DOE H2@Scale in Texas project, which has developed a hydrogen technology R&D facility, known as the Hydrogen ProtoHub.
Elizabeth A. Adams is an Executive Assistant with UT's Center for Electromechanics. Mrs. Adams directly supports multiple energy research programs at CEM, including hydrogen energy systems.
Mrs. Adams has a personal interest in reducing her carbon footprint. In 2019, she was named the Pickle Research Campus Recycling Champion, and was featured in a Texas Connect article entitled, "Going Green".
Through marketing efforts and community outreach, Mrs. Adams is actively advocating for a hydrogen energy economy in Texas. She looks forward to one day owning a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, which is zero emissions and offers longer driving ranges than her current battery electric vehicle.