Engines and Energy Conversion Lab (EECL)
The Engines and Energy Conversion Lab is now entering its third decade of delivering significant, meaningful solutions to meet the global energy challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century, providing our students and researchers the experience and tools for a lifetime of contribution. With a focus towards market driven solutions, products developed at the lab in partnership with our industrial sponsors have reduced pollution in the atmosphere by millions of tons and have saved over 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
The lab was founded in 1992 with the goal of approving engine efficiency and reducing emissions. The City of Fort Collins provided the city’s old power plant as a location for the lab, breathing new life into the then-vacant building. Starting off with a massive engine once used to transport natural gas through the U.S. pipeline system, the lab quickly added new elements to its testing facilities and capabilities. See what services the lab offers here. Today, the lab continues to embody the innovative spirit.
Collaborations & Industry Partnerships
The Engines and Energy Conversion Lab collaborates closely with large multi-national engine manufacturers and operators. For more than 25 years, our collaborations have helped to increase scientific understanding of the internal combustion engine processes that affect efficiency and emissions. The lab builds upon science based on advanced combustion strategies required by the industry to develop and operate a new generation of high-efficiency, clean engines. We create practical solutions with near-term benefits.
EELC Team
- Kirk Evans, EECL Lab Manager
- Daniel Olsen, Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Colorado State University
- Mark James, Technical Manager