The technology of dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT), also known as dynamic wireless charging, is key for eliminating range anxiety and lowering battery costs, and canthus further stimulate the adoption of electric vehicles and reduce emissions from the transportation sector. However, the deployment of high-power DWPT lanes capable of powering heavy-duty freight trucks can be…
10/14/2021 — The Borderplex Alliance, an economic development nonprofit in El Paso, Texas, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have both joined the ASPIRE ERC as new Innovation members on the Center’s Industry and Innovation Board. The Borderplex Alliance’s is the leading entity for regional economic development and policy advocacy in the El Paso, Texas region. The…
09/25/2021 — The ASPIRE Center is pleased to announce that Thom Carter, Utah Governor’s Energy Advisor and Executive Director of the Utah Office of Energy Development, has joined ASPIRE’s Executive Advisory Board effective September, 2021. Thom Carter serves as Governor Spencer J. Cox’s Energy Advisor and the Executive Director of the Utah Office of Energy Development….
09/22/2021 — Students and faculty from Utah State University’s Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE) program demonstrated ground-breaking work for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox at the Electric Vehicle and Roadway Research Facility and Test Track in Logan. During the visit, Gov. Cox and a few members of his cabinet experienced firsthand the technologies…
07/14/2021— (July 14, 2021) The ASPIRE Center is pleased to announce the addition of Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. as its newest member of the Center’s Industry and Innovation Board. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. is a provider of purpose-built, zero-emission electric vehicles focused on reducing the total cost of vehicle ownership and helping fleet operators unlock the benefits…
04/15/2021— The ASPIRE Center is pleased to announce that Denise Casalino, Executive Vice President over AECOM’s North American Cities Program, has joined ASPIRE’s Executive Advisory Board effective April, 2021. Denise Casalino is the leader for AECOM’s North American Cities Program in the Design and Consulting Services Group. Prior to joining AECOM, Ms. Casalino spent 10…
03/15/2021— ASPIRE researchers successfully patented technology for a high-power-density battery converter. Their U.S. patent issued Feb. 9 will support the center’s mission to develop sustainable, economically sound electrified transportation. The patent lists two inventors: ASPIRE’s director Regan Zane and Dorai Yelaverthi, a research scientist in ASPIRE’s Utah Power Electronics Lab. It was in UPEL where…
06/03/2021— The ASPIRE Engineering Research Center is excited to announce IPT Technology, from Germany, as its newest industry member. With almost 25 years’ experience and a track record of deploying 80,000 meters of dynamic powered tracks for industrial and several e-mobility road applications, combined with many heavy-duty and light-duty wireless charging solutions in European cities…
11/13/2020— NORTH LOGAN, UTAH — Two prominent leaders in transportation management will join the nation’s first Engineering Research Center dedicated to advancing sustainable, electrified transportation. Laura Kelley, executive director of the Central Florida Expressway Authority, and Allie Kelly, executive director of The Ray, will join ASPIRE’s Executive Advisory Board effective Nov. 13. Laura Kelley brings more than…