BTU team Lausitz Dynamics energy-efficient at international competition

The Silesia Ring in Kamień Śląski will host the Shell Eco-marathon Europe and Africa 2025 will be held. Around 140 international teams will compete in various categories with their self-developed energy-saving vehicles. The aim of the competition is to research climate-neutral mobility and sustainable energy sources. The aim is not to drive as fast as possible, but as energy-efficiently as possible. All teams try to cover a given distance using as little energy as possible rather than travelling at high speed.

The BTU team uses a fuel cell in its Hydragen vehicle to generate electrical energy from hydrogen and oxygen from the air. This drives the engine - environmentally friendly, quiet and, above all, highly efficient. The vehicle is competing in the Prototype Hydrogen Fuel Cell category.
In the Lausitz Dynamics team, 17 students, mostly from the Electrical Engineering study programme, with one prospective Mechanical Engineering student and the driver Thi Ha An Le from the Nursing Science study programme, are working with great dedication towards successful participation in the competition. The student team manager is Theo Beutke. At BTU Senftenberg, the students work together on an interdisciplinary basis under the direction of Prof. Dr Sylvio Simon and the professional guidance of staff members Sindy Schmidt and Shadi Sykora.
After the BTU vehicle successfully competed in the Shell Eco-marathon in the south of France last year, the students have now mastered the conversion to a fuel cell drive. The important innovations on the vehicle also include additional so-called supercaps as intermediate storage, internal front wheels, a wheel arch for the rear wheel and a new brake installed at the front.

Ten student team members and the two technical supervisors will travel from the Campus Senftenberg BTU to Kamień Śląski for the Shell Eco-marathon 2025 early in the morning on Tuesday, 10 June. The challenging technical inspection, test drives on the Silesia Ring and, from Friday until the return journey on Sunday, 15 June, the decisive races with the Hydragen are scheduled. The BTU team will start the Shell Eco-marathon with team number 215.

Thanks to all supporters
The team has every reason to look forward to the competition with optimism.
"On 2 June, we completed the last test drive at the DEKRA Lausitzring," reports coach Sindy Schmidt. "The team was able to repeatedly gather important insights for further optimising the vehicle in preparation for the marathon. The team would like to thank the DEKRA Lausitzring for this great opportunity to complete test drives. Special thanks also go to the town of Senftenberg, whose generous financial support makes participation in the marathon possible."
We would also like to thank Sparkasse Niederlausitz, the LEAG Conference Centre, Lausitzer Wasser GmbH, REWE Familie Radke, Plottbaer Werbetechnik and the Institut für Umwelttechnik und Recycling Senftenberg e.V. for their support of the Lausitz Dynamics student team.

Current results in the ongoing competition can be followed live during the marathon at
https://results.sem-app.com/app/sem_2025_eu/P/H2. Team Lausitz Dynamics will also be reporting on its own experiences, progress and results on its website at www.b-tu.de/lausitz-dynamics and on its Instagram account www.instagram.com/lausitz.dynamics.