GMIT has been lucky enough to have an electric car on loan from ESB ecars for the last few months.
We installed a recording device in the car, which sends data back to GMIT as the car is being driven.
Our students have been analysing this data to examine:
- Cost per kilometre
- Effect of driving styles
- Overall energy efficiency
Blogs:
We have also contributed to the ESB ecars blog to help raise public awareness of electric vehicles:
- "From GMIT to the Fields of Athenry....in Silence" - Click HERE
Interested in studying engergy engineering?
The electric car is just a sample of the type of practical project work you could be doing in GMIT!
Energy engineering courses at GMIT include:
- B Eng in Mechanical Engineering (available at Levels 7 & 8) - Click HERE
- B Eng in Energy Engineering (available at Levels 7 & 8) - Click HERE
- MSc in Environmental Systems - Click HERE
Postgraduate study in energy engineering
Students can also study for a Masters Degree or a Ph.D in energy systems in GMIT's Centre for the Integration of Sustainable Energy Technologies (CISET), carrying out advanced research for companies in this field.
eCar
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GMIT President launches the GMIT ecar
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On a school visit
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At a charging point
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On a school visit
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On show in Athenry
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GMIT ecar
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Back at base in GMIT
![Pictured at last year’s Digital West event at the GMIT Mayo campus in January, L to R, lecturers Sharon Boyle, Noreen Henry, Laura Hegarty and Dr Janine McGinn. [Photographer: John Mee.]](https://www.gmit.ie/sites/default/files/public/styles/press-release-thumbnail/public/press-release-images/digital-west-sharon-noreen-laura-janine-lecturers.jpg?itok=Oy2YvvzN "Pictured at last year’s Digital West event at the GMIT Mayo campus in January, L to R, lecturers Sharon Boyle, Noreen Henry, Laura Hegarty and Dr Janine McGinn. [Photographer: John Mee.]")
