The Higher Polytechnic School of Mondragon Unibertsitatea announces the winners of the hydrogen-based radio-controlled car competition of the European project H2Excellence

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The Higher Polytechnic School of Mondragon Unibertsitatea announces the winners of the hydrogen-based radio-controlled car competition of the European project H2Excellence

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The Higher Polytechnic School of Mondragon Unibertsitatea announces the winners of the hydrogen-based radio-controlled car competition of the European project H2Excellence

A total of 91 students divided into 14 teams from 9 European schools took part in the competition.

2025·03·25

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TheHigher Polytechnic School of Mondragon Unibertsitatea has announced this Friday, through an online event, the two winning teams of the international competition organised as part of the European H2Excellence project, which consisted of designing a hydrogen-powered radio-controlled car.

From September to January, vocational, secondary and high school students from 9 schools in the Basque Country, Barcelona, Madrid, Alicante, Valencia, Seville, Italy and Finland put themselves to the test by preparing a report on what their design would look like, accompanied by an explanatory video.

This document had to justify each of the vehicle's eight systems: hydrogen production, storage, fuel cell, electric traction, mechanical drive, car body and energy efficiency chain. These justifications had to be based on theoretical calculations, simulations and/or experimental results.

The H2Excellence project aims to provide comprehensive training in green hydrogen technologies to both young people and adults. To this end, it is supported by 24 partners from 9 European countries included in the Erasmus+ programme, as well as a Canadian partner. It also aims to support the objectives of the EU Green Pact by integrating professional excellence in the European hydrogen sector and promoting quality employment opportunities.

This is because the demand for green hydrogen is expected to increase in the coming years due to the energy crises and the EU's REpowerEU Plan, which aims to invest EUR 470 billion by 2050 and achieve significant hydrogen production by 2030. Therefore, there is a need for a skilled workforce and specialised training programmes.

 

Participation results

The competition, in which 14 teams took part, resulted in two winners: the team from the Istituto Superiore Ascanio Sobrero centre in Italy and the team from the CESUR Intea Jarama centre in Madrid. These two teams received a hydrogen radio control kit worth €6,000, which includes an electrolyser to produce hydrogen and all the electronic components needed to assemble and operate the vehicle they have designed.

The jury found that the winning projects presented proposals/reports of high technical quality.

The other participants came from the following schools:

  • CIPFP CANASTELL- Sant Vicent del Raspeig - ALICANTE - (2 teams)
  • CESUR Sevilla Cartuja Formación Profesional - SEVILLA - (1 team)
  • Institut Escola del Treball de Barcelona – BARCELONA – (1 team)
  • IES ENRIC VALOR – Monòver – ALICANTE – (1 team)
  • IES Federica Montseny – VALENCIA – (1 very big team, whole class)
  • I.S.I.S. 'Arturo Malignani' – Udine – ITALIA – (1 team)
  • Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa - EUSKADI – (4 teams)
  • VAMIA – FINLANDIA – (1 team)