Tuesday, July 31, 2007

News: Miss., NY schools win solar car race

Earthtimes.org has an article mentioning: "... ROUND ROCK, Texas, July 31 Teams from Mississippi and New York have won in the Texas-to-New York Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. ..."

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News: A Bright Future is Possible With the Power of One

Torontoist has an article mentioning: "... Photo of XOF1 solar-powered car driving on a frozen Lake Simcoe. It is the first solar vehicle in the world to operate in sub-zero temperatures. ..."

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Monday, July 30, 2007

News: St. Lucia Resort Gets Solar-Power Ferry

Forbes has an article mentioning: "... A solar-powered ferry has been introduced by a resort in St. Lucia that hopes to inspire others across the Caribbean. ..."

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News: Unveiling the next generation

Imprint has an article mentioning: "... journey” section of the Guinness Book of World Records, you’ll find the MS firmly holding the title of longest journey held by a solar powered vehicle. This honour was won during their North American tour that took the MS 7 over 15,000 km in 41 days. ..."

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Sunday, July 29, 2007

News: BLOG-N-PLAY.COM

SYS-CON Media has an article mentioning: "... Dow Corning Advanced Technologies and Ventures Business Sponsors University Of Michigan Solar Car Team to Compete in October's World Solar Challenge in Australia ..."

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News: Sundancer team back in Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... TUPELO - On its way back to Chickasaw County from New York, the Houston Sundancer Solar Race Car team made a quick stop at the Natchez Trace Visitors Center near Tupelo on Friday afternoon. ..."

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News: Success made Houston Sundancers the team to beat

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... TUPELO - With six consecutive titles going into this year's Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, the Houston Sundancer team was a traveling target. ..."

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News: Ferries seek solar salvation

Sydney Morning Herald has an article mentioning: "... SYDNEY Ferries is looking at solar-powered vessels in the upgrade of its ageing fleet. ..."

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

News: Queen's unveils latest solar energy car; Upright driver, three ...

The Kingston Whig-Standard has an article mentioning: "... Jonathan Mash, the project manager for Queen's University's latest solar-powered car, shows off his team's product. ..."

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News: OS team takes second place in solar car race

Pascagoula Mississippi Press has an article mentioning: "... A few loose bolts cost the Ocean Springs High School Solar Car Team first place in the Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge. ..."

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Friday, July 27, 2007

News: Mississippi teams win solar car contest

Jackson Clarion Ledger has an article mentioning: "... Four groups of Mississippi high school students competed in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge that ended Tuesday, including two teams that brought home first-place honors in their respective divisions. ..."

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News: Solar race coordinator responds to criticism

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... NEW YORK - The coordinator of the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge denies that politics played a role in the cross-country race in which the Houston Sundancer team tied with a New York competitor. ..."

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

News: The Rock Shines Green

Ecorazzi has an article mentioning: "... Perhaps the most innovative of Alcatraz’s green updates will be the transportation - visitors will travel to and from the island in solar powered boats. The ..."

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News: Tie disappoints Houston Sundancer team

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... out first place, but we had a little glitch,' Sundancer official Keith Reese said Wednesday, a day after the 12th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge ended in Newburgh, N.Y. The race began July 16 in Round Rock, Texas, with Houston going for its seventh straight title. ..."

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News: Upward Bound program helps Danbury students plan for future

Danbury News Times has an article mentioning: "... Carol Crouch, 15, her brother Raymond Crouch, 15, and Stephanie Hernandez, 16, all of Danbury, race solar-powered cars outside White Hall at WestConn. The students are participating in the Upward Bound program, which is designed to help students ..."

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

News: Shining finish for NFA: Sun powers students' car to tie for 1st

Times Herald-Record has an article mentioning: "... Newburgh Free Academy student Rob Ambrosetti, 18, is greeted by well-wishers yesterday as he drives NFA's solar car creation, Sol Machine VII, into Newburgh. The car traveled from Round Rock, Texas, to Newburgh to complete the 12th annual Dell-Winston ..."

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

News: Solar cars finish race at waterfront today

Times Herald-Record has an article mentioning: "... Newburgh - The Newburgh Free Academy Solar Car Racing Team is in a tight race for first in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. The national championship high school solar-car ..."

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News: The Caribbean welcomes first solar powered ferry

Easier has an article mentioning: "... is solar power and solar power technology is becoming rapidly more efficient. We hope that the Discovery Sunshine Express will be the first of many solar powered boats not just in St Lucia but throughout the Caribbean.รข€ ..."

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News: Sun shines on Marigot

The Star has an article mentioning: "... , The Sunshine Express, a solar powered ferry was officially launched at Discovery at ..."

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Monday, July 23, 2007

News: Re-Generation Roadtrip: Dell's National Solar Car Race Begins Today

SocialFunds.com has an article mentioning: "... Alcoa Fastening Systems Donates $25,000 in support of University of Michigan's Solar Car Project ..."

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News: WCH gets a look at solar cars

Record Herald has an article mentioning: "... Washington C.H., hosted the Dell-Winston school solar car challenge Friday afternoon. ..."

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News: Racing with the sun

Waterloo Record has an article mentioning: "... UW students hope their solar car will be a serious contender at the World Solar Challenge ..."

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News: Let the sunshine in

Ashtabula Star-Beacon has an article mentioning: "... PAIGE LANCASTER, 18, of Houston, Miss., talks with Lance Whitworth, 18, also of Houston, at a pit stop during the Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge, Sunday, at North Kingsville Elementary School. ..."

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

News: Sustainable Living: NFA's solar car leads way

Times Herald-Record has an article mentioning: "... The Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is a national event designed to showcase "road worthy solar cars ..."

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News: Sunny days

Edmonton Sun has an article mentioning: "... The psychiatrist-explorer is at the European Sustainable Energy Forum, sharing his plan to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse, and add another illustrious record to a dynasty of family-owned world records. ..."

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Friday, July 20, 2007

News: ONLINEXTRA: Video & Photos

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... The 12th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is a nine-day race that provides high school students hands-on experience in building and racing their own solar cars. This ..."

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

News: A German City's Long Focus on the Sun

Washington Post has an article mentioning: "... = ''; var wp_content_type = 'article' ; var wp_content_id = 'AR2007071901040' ; var wp_headline = ('') ? '' : 'German City Pioneers Use of Solar Energy ..."

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News: High school teams begin 2020-mile solar car challenge

Reliable Plant Magazine has an article mentioning: "... High school teams begin 2,020-mile solar car challenge ..."

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News: Sunred SR08: Spain's supercar attempt

Autoblog has an article mentioning: "... http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/06/23/the-weirdest-solar-powered-motorbike-ever-is-coming-from-sun-red/ ..."

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News: Sundancers stop at home

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... Members of the Houston Solar Race Team perform a song about their race to the theme song from 'Green Acres' on Wednesday in Houston. The group was taking a break ..."

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News: Solar-powered vehicles beaming through county

Ashtabula Star-Beacon has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR-POWERED vehicles like these will visit Ashtabula as part of a cross-country tour. ..."

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News: Program encourages migrants to aim for college

Scripps News has an article mentioning: "... For example, the children placed with the engineering department robotics class learn the principles of electricity and they design miniature solar-powered cars. Other courses include folk music and dance, agricultural sciences and a beginning guitar class in which students assemble their ..."

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

News: Solar cars race through Jacksonville

Jacksonville Daily Progress has an article mentioning: "... The nine teams participating in the 2007 Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge rolled through Jacksonville yesterday morning on route to Shreveport and, ultimately, New York. ..."

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News: Solar Cars Beam Into East Texas

KLTV has an article mentioning: "... is out in East Texas this week. It's helping a race from Round Rock, Texas to New York. It's called the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. And it is powered solely on solar energy. Tuesday they stopped in Henderson for a lunch break. ..."

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News: Cross-country trek brings solar cars to Henderson

News Journal has an article mentioning: "... down the solar-powered panels on his vehicle. Ruggiero was one of the students who stopped Tuesday in Henderson as part of the Dell Winston School Solar Car Challenge. ..."

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News: Solar cars dock in Shreveport

Shreveport Times has an article mentioning: "... School in Round Rock, Texas, makes its way along Highway 79 near the Texas-Louisiana state line while racing in day two of the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. (Douglas Collier/The Times) ..."

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News: Solar Power Cars Race Through East Texas

Tyler Morning Telegraph has an article mentioning: "... SPEED RACER: Rob Androsetti, 18, pilot for the Newburgh, N.Y., solar car team, drove in from Palestine at speeds of 35 to 48 miles per hour. His vehicle was designed, built and tested by his classmates, who serve ..."

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News: Solar cars make pit stop at Sci-Port

KTBS has an article mentioning: "... It may have been cloudy Tuesday, but that didn't stop some solar-powered cars from rolling into the Ark-La-Tex. ..."

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

News: Solar cars ride into Henderson

News Journal has an article mentioning: "... Teams in the 2007 Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge will stop for a two-hour lunch break today in Henderson on their route from Round Rock to Newburgh, N.Y. The nine-day 2,020-mile ..."

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News: UM students unveil techno wonder

Ann Arbor News has an article mentioning: "... A new solar car designed and built by students was unveiled on Saturday with new features they hope will earn top honors at a world solar car race in ..."

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News: A place in the sun

Scenta.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... From stratospheric surveillance platforms to hand-held spy planes, solar-powered aircraft are finally coming of age. Jon Excell reports ..."

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Monday, July 16, 2007

News: Dell's national solar car race takes off today

News 8 Austin has an article mentioning: "... var temp = document.title; document.title = temp + ' | Dell\'s national solar car race takes off today'; // ..."

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News: RRISD students compete in solar car challenge

KVUE has an article mentioning: "... Some high school kids are learning all about solar power in a hands-on experiment that kicked off in Round Rock Monday morning. ..."

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News: Dow Corning, Ventures to sponsor solar car

United Press International has an article mentioning: "... Dow Corning Advanced Technologies and Ventures Business said they plan to sponsor the University of Michigan Solar Car team for the World Solar Challenge. ..."

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News: ONLINEXTRA: Sundancer Blog

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article mentioning: "... The Sundancer team from Houston is the six-time National Champion of the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge and will face 11 other vehicles in this year's race. ..."

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News: Dow Corning Advanced Technologies and Ventures Business Sponsors ...

Earthtimes.org has an article mentioning: "... Dow Corning Advanced Technologies and Ventures Business Sponsors University Of Michigan Solar Car Team to Compete in October's World Solar Challenge in Australia ..."

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News: Queen's solar car team on track to take on the world

Kingston This Week has an article mentioning: "... Queen's solar car team on track to take on the world ..."

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Sunday, July 15, 2007

News: Planned flight more than just a solar impulse

The Age has an article mentioning: "... High expectations: Bertrand Piccard flew around the world in a hot air balloon (above), and hopes to repeat the feat with a solar-powered plane. ..."

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News: รข€¢ UM students unveil techno wonder

MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... A new solar car designed and built by students was unveiled on Saturday with new features they hope will earn top honors at a world solar car race in ..."

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News: Sci-Port celebrates solar power

Shreveport Times has an article mentioning: "... Participants in last year's Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge parade their solar-powered vehicles during the first day of the competition at Texas Motor Speedway. (Photo courtesy of ..."

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

News: UM unveils latest version of solar car

Ann Arbor News has an article mentioning: "... A new solar car designed and built by students was unveiled on Saturday with new features they hope will earn top honors at a world solar car race in ..."

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News: Summer program at UTSA hopes to fuel science fervor in students

San Antonio Express has an article mentioning: "... In addition to the bridges, students will display model rockets, solar-powered cars, and energy-generating windmills. ..."

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News: High School Students Make Electric Car

KOTV has an article mentioning: "... take the students into the future, and a Honda Civic could be it. Last year a team of students, led by Dondale Frazier, converted an old Honda to a solar powered electric car. ..."

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Friday, July 13, 2007

News: Image caption: The solar taxi makes a stop in Berlin (Solartaxi.com)

Swissinfo has an article mentioning: "... I was 14," Palmer told swissinfo, before he set off from outside Lucerne's culture and convention centre on July 3. "That was the first time I saw a solar-powered car and I thought 'If it's possible to drive a solar-powered car around a city, why is it not possible to drive one around the world?'" ..."

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News: Phoenix Prepares for August Launch to Mars' Northern Plains

The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... Peter Smith of the University of Arizona. From the outset, Phoenix's lifetime is sharply limited by the season, because it is a solar-powered spacecraft landing near the north pole of a planet whose axis is tilted slightly more than Earth's. Phoenix will enjoy ..."

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

News: Ocean Springs students racing solar-powered car

Pascagoula Mississippi Press has an article mentioning: "... Before embarking on a nine-day trek in their solar-powered car, six Ocean Springs students put the finishing touches on their creation. ..."

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

News: Kids afloat in Chichester solar boat

Motor Boat and Yachting has an article mentioning: "... Local children can now go afloat on a solar-powered boat in Chichester Harbour thanks to the generosity of local businesses. ..."

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News: Local School Competes In Solar Challenge In Washington DC

abc7news.com has an article mentioning: "... Local School Competes In Solar Challenge In Washington D.C. ..."

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News: Man set to tour the world in solar-powered taxi

Zee News has an article mentioning: "... The 35 year old Swiss is going to spend 16 months travelling sixty thousand kilometers around the world in his solar-powered vehicle. ..."

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Sunday, July 8, 2007

News: Teacher trips around the world in a solar haze

The Age has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer was 14 years old when he dreamt of becoming the first person to drive a solar car around the world. - ..."

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Friday, July 6, 2007

News: Giffords lauds energy efforts

Arizona Daily Star has an article mentioning: "... George Villec, president of Geo Innovation, shows off his solar-powered electric car, which he drove to the awards ceremony on Thursday. Also honored was Shirley Scott, whose City Council ward office is built ..."

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Thursday, July 5, 2007

News: HS students build solar car for cross-country race

Tampa Bay's 10 has an article mentioning: "... H.S. students build solar car for cross-country race ..."

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News: Tech teams roll out eco-friendly models

Stanford Daily has an article mentioning: "... Flailing powers of Detroit, take note: cutting-edge cars seem to be continuously rolling out of the Stanford Solar Car Site. ..."

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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

News: Broward students build solar car for cross-country race

Florida Times-Union has an article mentioning: "... PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) - A group of Broward County high school students are hoping to take the solar-powered vehicle they built for a major spin during a nine-day 1,600-mile national competition. ..."

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News: South Florida Solar Car Is A National Contender

CBS 4 has an article mentioning: "... Dell-Winston School Solar Car, South Plantation High School, ..."

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News: Broward County high school team takes its solar-powered car to ...

Sun-Sentinel.com has an article mentioning: "... mph and never refuel as long as skies stay sunny and clear, but that extra oomph would really improve the team's chances in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, a nine-day, 1,600-mile, cross-country competition. ..."

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News: sunRED solar powered scooter concept

Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... are all very well; they've got a lot of surface area to exploit with photovoltaic panels. When it comes to developing a solar-powered motorcycle, though, Spain's sunRED had to get a little more creative. Sliding panels on this soon-to-be-built prototype roll back to ..."

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Monday, July 2, 2007

News: End of helicopter project upsets retired Clarkstown teacher

The Journal News / Lohud.com has an article mentioning: "... the school's helicopter-building program, said more work remained to be done on the aircraft. Horowitz, who previously helped Festa students build a solar-powered car, also said he thought the helicopter should remain accessible to Clarkstown students. ..."

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Sunday, July 1, 2007

News: Marshwood students race solar cars at championship

Foster's Daily Democrat has an article mentioning: "... Throughout the day, students and parents investigated exhibits such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's solar racecar, "The Tesseract, ..."

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