Energy Institute at Colorado State University

We're welcoming a new group of students to the Powerhouse!

Before diving into hands-on learning, they attend our Safety Orientation Presentation to learn the protocols that help keep our community safe. From emergency exit locations to shop and lab safety procedures, students gain the knowledge they need to work confidently and responsibly in the building.

Innovation starts with a commitment to safety—and that's where every Powerhouse journey begins.

Dr. Todd Bandhauer's work was recently featured in a State magazine article!

As co-founder of AtmosZero, Bandhauer developed the company's Boiler 2.0 technology. This breakthrough will help decarbonize the steam and boiling processes used in brewing and other industrial applications.

What makes this story especially exciting is that the technology was developed right out of the Powerhouse. It's exactly the kind of innovation the Energy Institute was designed to support: taking research from science to solutions to scale. By helping innovators test, refine, and commercialize new technologies, the Energy Institute is accelerating the transition to a cleaner energy future.

Want to read the article? Check it out here: https://magazine.csusystem.edu/2026/05/04/full-steam-ahead/

Colorado State University Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Colorado State University Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Blake Teipel, a CSU engineering alum who is a 3 time founder offers entrepreneurship office hours with the Energy Institute's Incubator Hub! During these hours Teipel provides guidance from how to scale up a business to fundraising strategies.

These office hours are free, and available to anyone in the community. Current CSU students can also access dedicated space at the Powerhouse to work on senior design projects or start a business.

If you are interested in learning more about how to participate in these office hours, check out our SOURCE story here: https://source.colostate.edu/energy-institutes-incubator-hub-spurs-entrepreneurship/

Congratulations to the team from STEM Launch and Northglenn HS STEM
who represented Adams 12 Five Star Schools at the 2026 World KidWind Challenge in Madison, Wisconsin!

Students from STEM Launch’s fourth and eighth grades joined eleventh grade students from Northglenn High School to compete.

KidWind Project challenges students to design and build small-scale wind turbines while presenting their engineering process to judges and seeing how many Joules of energy can be generated by putting their turbine into a wind tunnel.

KidWind in Colorado is sponsored by:

Ørsted
The AES Corporation
Platte River Power Authority
Efficiency Works

Thank you for coming to the Powerhouse Irish Elementary Escuela Bilingüe!

After touring the Powerhouse, the kids explored how electricity and the electric grid function by creating circuits in our PlayDoh lab.


Irish Elementary Escuela Bilingüe
Platte River Power Authority
Efficiency Works

Congratulations to the team from Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering for competing in KidWind worlds in Madison, Wisconsin!

KidWind Project is an annual competition in which teams from various age groups work to design and build their own turbine, and test how many Joules of energy can be generated by putting their turbine into a wind tunnel.

KidWind in Colorado is sponsored by:
Ørsted
The AES Corporation
Platte River Power Authority
Efficiency Works Colorado

Are you a part of a group that is passionate about energy, education, or the environment?
Sign up to host a booth at EnergyFest!
The event will take place at the CSU Powerhouse on September 26th from 10am to 1pm.
Participation is offered at no cost and space is limited, fill out the form at the QR code or the link in our bio to request a space.

EnergyFest is powered by Efficiency Works and Platte River Power Authority

Over this past week, the Mobile Classroom travelled to Eagle County!
Across 4 days and 4 schools, the outreach team interacted with about 500 kids.
They worked to develop Beakman motors, which shows electromagnetism.

Thank you for having us!

Gypsum Elementary School
EVMS - Eagle Valley Middle School
Homestake Peak School
Avon Elementary School

Congrats graduates!
Every year, we host students from across campus, providing them with experiential learning opportunities. We are so excited to see what they will accomplish next!

Photo credits: Colorado State University Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering