UT Tyler teams find energy saving solutions with funding [Video]

TYLER, Texas — Two teams of UT Tyler mechanical engineering students have earned funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to help with clean energy efforts in local underserved communities. 

Greener CASA, which represents the UT Tyler main campus, is creating an academic community partnership to bring free energy audits to help underserved communities find ways to decrease their energy bills. Its members are Pedro Montano and Rafael Reyes, both of  Longview, and Diego Diaz of Puerto Rico. 

GreenSynergy, which represents the Houston Engineering Center, is integrating clean energy into education, utilizing solar  panels, fuels cells and other technologies to foster learning and sustainability. Its members are Oswaldo Garcia, Peter de  Vries, Grant Howard, Muhammad Khan, Arnold Garcia, Anne Josiah, Syed Jafferi, Parth  Modi, Rafael Vivanco, all of Houston. 

The teams won the collegiate track progress …