Collaborate Disseminate
For the second consecutive time, a team from Belgium has landed in first place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), a competition that sees dozens of innovative solar vehicles race across the often punishing continent of Australia.Continue … Continue reading Fin-topped solar car soars through winds and wildfires to victory
Solar power is a great source of renewable energy, but has always had its limitations. At best, there’s only 1,000 Watts/m2 available at the Earth’s surface on a sunny day, and the limited efficiency of solar panels cuts this down further. It’s such a low amount that solar panels …read more
Continue reading World Solar Challenge: How Far in a Solar Car?
Solar-powered commercial cars are still far off, but it may be undergrads who get us there. Continue reading How Students Are Trying to Bring Solar-Powered Cars to Our Roads