Skilled Trades and Technology Awards Recipients: Fall 2021
Congratulations to all of our Skilled Trades and Technology Awards recipients!
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Skilled Trades
Transportation Heavy Apprenticeship Trades, Electrical, Mechanical and Manufacturing, and Construction Trades Award Recipients
Congratulations to all of our award recipients!
Read More →Skilled Trades and Technology Awards Recipients: Fall 2020
Congratulations to all of our Skilled Trades and Technology Awards recipients!
Skilled Trades and Technologies Awards Recipients: June 2020
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2020 Skilled Trades and Technologies Awards!
SpaRRCky and Red River College attend CUTRIC Technology Innovation Forum
SpaRRCky and Red River College recently participated in the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC)’s 2nd Biennial Technology Innovation Forum. The event took place in Montreal from June 21 to 22 and focused on Low Carbon Smart Mobility.
Team Leaders Ari and Bin showcased SpaRRCky to a number of interested participants and Ray Hoemsen, Executive Director, Research Partnerships & Innovation at RRC was part of the panel session “The Future of Electric Transit Innovation in Canada: Research & Development Needs”.
While there, SpaRRCky and the team won some new fans – including Josipa Petrunić, Executive Director & CEO of CUTRIC, who has invited the team to speak at the next forum. Read More →
A victory for SpaRRCky: Student-built battery-electric car crosses the finish line
After two and a half years of hard work, a team of Mechanical Engineering Technology students have landed Red River College on the Shell Eco-marathon’s leaderboard for the first time.
The team placed 14th in the battery-electric category at the Sonoma, California event, where they were one of only 55 teams (out of the 100 teams competing) who passed inspection and made successful runs on the track.
“I feel very proud of the team. It’s been a huge commitment and it was amazing to watch SpaRRCky (the College’s battery-electric vehicle) every time it lapped around us on the track,” says Bin Yang, who was the RRC team’s manager until he graduated last December. Read More →
2017 Technology Awards
The School of Construction and Engineering Technology and The School of Transportation, Aviation, and Manufacturing presented 110 Awards to successful students.
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- Solar Panel control software showing data gathered from the panels
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- Laptop connected to control panel
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- Solar Panel Inverters
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- Red River College Polytechnic solar panels
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- May 31, 2018 A137, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Watch SpaRRCky racecar’s first test-run!
The student team behind a battery-powered car named SpaRRCky successfully tested their car on Tuesday, November 28. The team designed and built the car for the Shell Eco-Marathon, which they are vying to compete in.
Legacy of Female Racecar Drivers Continues at Red River College
Move over, Princess Peach – there’s a new racer in town. Twenty-three-year-old Automotive Technician student Daren Nuevo will soon be getting behind the wheel of SpaRRCky, Red River College’s battery-electric racecar. Read More →
Search for the Red River Racer
Are you a Red River College student interested in getting into the driver’s seat of an electric car?
We’re seeking a driver and backup driver to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon, taking place in California, April 19-22, 2018.
RRC Polytech campuses are located on the lands of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininew, Dakota, and Dené, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.