Zarqa: A team from Hashemite University's faculty of engineering captured fourth place globally in the ninth edition of the 2025 Hybrid Marine Vehicle Competition, organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
According to Jordan News Agency, the four-member team presented the "MarineVolt" project, which was designed in accordance with the criteria of the competition's ninth edition. The project aims to develop a power control and management system for a hybrid-powered tugboat used in shipping ports. It focuses on increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in the maritime transport sector by utilizing smart technologies that combine traditional and renewable energy sources.
Organizers commended the project's engineering creativity and extended an official invitation to present it at a special session during the IEEE VPPC 2025 Conference on Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology. This conference is set to take place in Hangzhou, China, from October 22 to 25.
The current edition of the competition was launched under the auspices of the Italian Universities of Padua and Cagliari and the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. This competition, a prominent international event in the field of vehicle systems engineering, has been held annually since 2017, attracting research teams from leading universities and industrial companies worldwide.
The team included Dr. Mohammad Abu Mallouh and student Sarah Odeh from the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at Hashemite University, Dr. Ahmad Mahasneh from Philadelphia University, and Engineer Basil Joudeh from Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia.