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Maryland Public Television Interview (State Circle - S2024-Ep36)

Sep 261 min read

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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In the Media - Kent County News (Sept 2024)

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Sep 261 min read

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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In the Media - Chestertown Spy (Sept 2024)

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Sep 261 min read

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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In the Media - Electric Boat Team breaks World Record

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Sep 261 min read

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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In the Media - U.S. Navy Press Release (4/23/24)

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Sep 261 min read

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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In the Media - Chesapeake Bay Magazine Feature (5/7/24)

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Sep 261 min read

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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Washington College: Ranked #1 Nationally at PEP'24!!

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Aug 23 min read

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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Jul 10, 20231 min read

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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Huge Milestone! Our New Electric Boat is Fully Functional!

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Jul 10, 20231 min read

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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Electric Boat - Recap Fall'22 to Spring'23

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Jul 10, 20232 min read

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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Feb 6, 20231 min read

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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Jan 27, 20231 min read

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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Nov 24, 20221 min read

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 11, 20221 min read

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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The Remarkable Tech Inside Leclanché's Marine Battery Systems

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Nov 4, 20221 min read

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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Covid Didn’t Kill theWye Island Challenge

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Nov 3, 20223 min read

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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Washington College Electric Boat Race Team featured in Naval Engineers Journal (vol.134 June'22)

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Nov 3, 20223 min read

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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An interview with the members of the Electric Boat Race Team

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Nov 3, 20225 min read

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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H3X produces the most power dense electric motor IN THE WORLD!

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Nov 2, 20221 min read

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 1, 20221 min read

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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