A hydrogen-powered race for a clean future
Racing towards a low carbon future
Who, What & Why?
ProtoTAU is the first Scottish team to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon with a hydrogen-powered vehicle. ProtoTAU brings students to the forefront of clean energy innovations in the low carbon transport sector. The team’s goal is to contribute to the global energy transition by motivating the future's bright minds to develop innovative solutions.
Design and manufacturing a hydrogen-powered prototype vehicle for the Shell Eco-Marathon 2021. Aiming to improve from last year by reducing the weight of key structural elements, reducing electrical component weight and adding vehicle telemetry.
If this is something that interests you, have a look at our Teams page for how you can get involved. Also check out our Alumni page to see how being a part of this society has benefited previous members.
Our Principles
What Guides Us?
LOW-CARBON TRANSPORT
Energy efficiency and sustainable fuel alternatives for the transport sector.
SAFETY
Applying safety principles such as "Layers Of Protection Analysis" and reducing risks as low as reasonably practicable.
COMMUNITY
Collaboration between different disciplines and industries to achieve our goals.
Our Journey
So far so good
SEPT. 3, 2017
The Start
A group of electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineers is introduced to the Shell eco-Marathon.
FEB. 4, 2018
SEPT. 3, 2018
JAN. 14, 2019
JUNE 5, 2019
SEPT. 15, 2019
JAN. 2022
Becoming a viable project
Focus on feasibility studies and finding sponsors.
Becoming an official organisation
ProtoTAU becomes an offical student society and witnesses an increase in memberships. The team is split into 3 engineering teams and the business team.
Looking to facilitate the early build
ProtoTAU orders its first parts and acquires new sponsors.
We did it!
Shell eco-Marathon 2019 takes place. ProtoTAU passes the technical inspection and completes a 3.5 laps around the track. The team is awarded the best newcomer prize.
Major Restructuring
The team is restructured to consist of 7 teams around the car components rather than disciplines, to further develop coherence between the engineering specialities; a new branch of the society - Data Analysis & Telemetry - is introduced.
Ready to Go
ProtoTAU Website is launched.