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Maryland Public Television Interview (State Circle - S2024-Ep36)
Maryland Public Television host, Jeff Salkin, interviewed Douglas Hewes '26 and Brian Palmer (team advisor) for his show, State Circle,...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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In the Media - Kent County News (Sept 2024)
Kent County News picked up the press release from the Radcliffe Creek School following our presentation to their student body in...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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In the Media - Chestertown Spy (Sept 2024)
Washington College's Electric Boat Team visited the Radcliffe Creek School on Friday, September 20th. Three team members and their team...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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In the Media - Electric Boat Team breaks World Record
Washington College writer, Dominique Ellis Falcon, recounts the story of how the WAC Electric Boat Team succeeded at breaking the...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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In the Media - U.S. Navy Press Release (4/23/24)
Following the 2-day PEP competition at Virginia Beach, the Department of Navy put out a press release that featured our team's successes....
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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In the Media - Chesapeake Bay Magazine Feature (5/7/24)
Chesapeake Bay Magazine writer, John Page Williams, published an article about the WAC Electric Boat Team in May of 2024. The article...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Washington College: Ranked #1 Nationally at PEP'24!!
Washington College's Electric Boat Team is arguably the #1 ranked collegiate team in this year's Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP)...
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Aug 2, 20243 min read
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WAC Electric Boat Team takes 2nd and 4th place at PEP'23!
WAC takes home two wins at PEP - Promoting Electric Propulsion, hosted by ASNE (American Society of Naval Engineers)! With 27 colleges...
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Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Huge Milestone! Our New Electric Boat is Fully Functional!
We've been working so hard to complete this massive project that we haven't been blogging as much as we'd like. Often during our intense...
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Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Electric Boat - Recap Fall'22 to Spring'23
Our team has been working tirelessly to meet our goal of building a completely new boat with which we'll defend our national Promoting...
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Jul 10, 20232 min read
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Urban Grid Sponsors Earth Day eRegatta
It was standing room only at the Semans-Griswold Environmental Hall on Friday, February 3rd during the welcome of new Center for...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Spring '23 - Off to a Running Start!
The Washington College Makers Union Electric Boat Team met last night, starting our semester off at a running pace! Evan McCarthy '22...
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Jan 27, 20231 min read
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Thanksgiving Update
We're thankful for all the support and encouragement from our friends and family on this Thanksgiving Day! In particular, we have a...
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Nov 24, 20221 min read
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Trimaran update - 11/10/22
Last night our team met and had another productive weekly session, starting in the IDEAWORKS Innovation Center. After going around to...
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Nov 11, 20221 min read
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The Remarkable Tech Inside Leclanché's Marine Battery Systems
We caught up with Guillaume Clement, VP of Global e-Marine and e-Transport Solutions with Leclanché Energy Storage Solutions. Not only...
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Nov 4, 20221 min read
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Covid Didn’t Kill theWye Island Challenge
The 2021 Wye Island Challenge for electric boats took place on October 1, 2021, as scheduled. Ultimately, only two boats participated,...
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Nov 3, 20223 min read
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Washington College Electric Boat Race Team featured in Naval Engineers Journal (vol.134 June'22)
Throughout this school year, the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) has promoted electric propulsion through a grant from the...
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Nov 3, 20223 min read
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An interview with the members of the Electric Boat Race Team
IDEAWORKS' Electric Boat Race Team Takes First Place in Manned Category at 2022 Promoting Electric Propulsion Race Competing against 16...
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Nov 3, 20225 min read
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H3X produces the most power dense electric motor IN THE WORLD!
We caught up with Jason Sylvestre, Co-Founder and CEO of H3X, at the Electric and Hybrid Marine Expo North America 2022. It is simply...
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Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Fab Update - 10/27/22
Tonight was another productive evening working toward our goal of creating a new electric race boat. The team was divided between...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
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