A 48-hour technology marathon involving 30 students from various engineering disciplines took place at the Azurém campus on 11 and 12 November.

What will the fuel pumps of the future look like, with simpler and more efficient logistics? And will they offer petrol, diesel, gas, synthetic fuel or hydrogen? Thirty students from various fields are at the University of Minho in Guimarães this Monday and Tuesday, idealising prototypes and innovative solutions to real problems in the fuel industry.

The so-called ‘AXON Hackathon’ is a 48-hour technological marathon organised by the multinational Petrotec, with the support of the Innovation by Kaizen Institute and UMinho’s School of Engineering.

A replica petrol station has even been set up in the noble auditorium of the Azurém campus to inspire the participants, who come from UMinho’s schools of Economics and Management, Engineering and Architecture, Art and Design. They are working in small teams and are accompanied by lecturers, mentors and innovation experts, in a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of design, technology and production in the energy sector.

The winning teams could win paid internships at Petrotec (a leader in the field and present in more than 80 countries), as well as trips to international innovation events and professional training courses. The official website is www.axonhack.com.

And the winning team was FS1-FormulaStudentUMinho!

The School of Engineering congratulates all the participants involved in this marathon.