Exploring Hydrogen's Potential in Eco-Efficient Vehicles
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Saru and TP Eco Flash from the Temasek Polytechnic School of Engineering, Singapore believes in the potential of hydrogen to be a carbon-neutral source of energy.
Team Manager Sarbuland Khan grew up watching car TV shows and as a self-confessed ‘petrol head’ immersed himself in the world of V8 engines and Formula One racing. However, knowing the impact on climate change these energy sources have , he and his team chose hydrogen to power their Shell Eco-marathon vehicle because of it’s potential to be 100% carbon-neutral.
Saru shares real-world examples that demonstrate this potential of hydrogen in the future of mobility including He imagines a world of hydrogen-powered vehicles, such as buses to replace less efficient motorbikes in densely populated cities across Asia like Vietnam to reduce mass pollution
He and his team are passionately their generation should make a stand and work to be part of the solution to climate change.
Hear more from Saru in the video below.
"Our generation is really riled up to make a difference.. the future is bright"
Meet Saru from TP Eco Flash
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Title: Shell Eco-marathon: On Track Indonesia 2022 – TP Eco Flash
Duration: 02:26
Description: TP Eco Flash team manager Sarbuland Khan discusses team diversity and hydrogen fuel.
TP Eco Flash Transcript
[Background music]
Fun, upbeat music plays.
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Opens with Saru, full frame.
Saru:
Our generation is really riled up to make a difference.
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Make a difference
We got Formula E. We got normal Formula one. Where's Formula H? Come on!
[Text displays]
Where’s Formula H?
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Ripple transitions to panning shot over the top of vehicle.
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Cuts to team members posing with vehicle.
[Text displays]
TP Eco Flash
Temasek Polytechnic School of Engineering, Singapore
Saru voice-over:
We are TP Eco Flash from Temasek Polytechnic School of Engineering, from Singapore.
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Cuts to three-way split of vehicle parts and team members working on car.
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Ripple transitions back to Saru.
[Text displays – name strap]
Sarbuland Khan
Team manager
Saru:
What I love about my team is our perseverance. No matter what challenge is thrown at us, we manage to handle it.
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Cuts to low-angled shot of vehicle being rolled up ramp.
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Cuts to three-way split of team members posing and talking next to vehicle.
Saru voice-over
We're all so diverse. We come from multiple different backgrounds with so many different experiences.
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Different backgrounds
Different experiences
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Cuts back Saru.
Saru:
Everybody brings something to the table. If you don't know about something, someone else knows it.
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Ripple transitions to low angle shot of team members working on vehicle, followed by shot of car bonnet being removed.
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
My love of cars came from watching car TV shows as a kid, as well as…
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Ripple transitions to team member holding up car bonnet.
Saru voice-over:
… the stellar sound of V8 engines and Formula one V12 engines.
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Cuts back to Saru, before cutting to to team members cheering behind vehicle.
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
I moved away from being a petrolhead because our generation needs to solve and tackle climate change.
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Tackle climate change
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Cuts to low-angled close-up of vehicle being rolled forward, before cutting to three-way split of team members looking inside vehicle and close-up of bonnet.
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
Testing the car on a day to day basis in Singapore is not fun due to the 38 degree weather and the 80% humidity most of the time.
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Ripple transitions to team members talking next to vehicle inside garage, followed by upward panning shot of vehicle.
Saru voice-over:
We want to change that for the future generation, and to do so…
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
… my team and I have created a reliable example to the world of how hydrogen can be used to propel vehicles in today's society.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen
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Cuts to three-way split of vehicle wiring, team members working on vehicle and another posing.
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
I believe that energy efficient cars are key to shaping our future. Namely hydrogen.
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Ripple transitions to team members working inside vehicle, before cutting to shot of hydrogen tank.
Saru voice-over:
Hydrogen can be extracted from a clean source using…
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
… clean energy, it has the potential to be a hundred percent carbon neutral source of energy…
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Potential to be 100% carbon neutral
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Cuts to team members rolling vehicle through garage.
Saru voice-over:
… and if we implement that in our day to day society with infrastructure built around it…
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
… I’m sure that hydrogen cars, such as ours, could be mass produced and distributed everywhere around the world.
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Ripple transitions to vehicle being rolled on track.
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
Think about streets in Vietnam with about a hundred motorbikes at a time…
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Imagine
Imagine
Imagine
Saru:
Imagine if we just had, let's say one hydrogen powered bus carrying 30 people. Multiply that by three…
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Cuts to vehicle sitting on track, followed by three-way split of vehicle running on track.
Saru voice-over:
Think about the mass amount of pollution that it would reduce.
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Cuts back to Saru.
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The future is bright
Saru:
The future is bright with more of our generation and my team taking up careers…
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Ripple transitions to vehicle running on track.
Saru voice-over:
… and roles around clean energy and research…
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Cuts back to Saru.
Saru:
… we hope to reverse climate change and make a real impact in the environment today.
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Real impact
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Cuts to vehicle driving off into the distance, before cutting back to Saru.
Saru:
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Endboard with Shell logo
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