Monday, December 31, 2007

News: Taiwanese solar car may not appeal to the fashion conscious

engadget has an article mentioning: "... does it even have windows? Or is that their way of addressing the (lack of) energy-sucking a/c? I suppose they figured that if you're going to buy a solar powered car, you're not going to drive this out when it rains, eh ..."

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News: World's Ugliest Car Gets Unsurprisingly Low Gas Mileage

Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... Sure, they can get 100mpg, but they'd better look like they can decapitate onlookers during the morning commute. This new solar vehicle (that's still missing a sexy name) may be by the makers of champion solar race cars, but it looks like a jerky golf cart. Then again ..."

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News: World's Ugliest Car Gets Unsurprisingly High Gas Mileage

Gizmodo.com has an article mentioning: "... the equivalent of 100mpg through electric efficiency, but they'd better look like they can decapitate onlookers during the morning commute. This new solar vehicle (that's still missing a sexy name) may be by the makers of champion solar race cars, but it looks like a jerky golf cart. Then again ..."

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

News: These Car Owners Ride on Sunlight

EV World has an article mentioning: "... hauling, and transportation on the vast base. The LEV's 25-mile per hour speed matches the use. The vehicles are recharged at an eight-station solar carport. Just as two-car families may have one electric vehicle and a heavier vehicle for range, the Marines use different vehicles for ..."

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News: 12 Things That Made Us Proud in 2007

Inquirer.net has an article mentioning: "... RP Solar Car. Team Sinag, composed of De La Salle University students, managed to finish the World Solar Challenge, all 3021 kilometers, in Australia ..."

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

News: Solar car could hit market soon

Taipei Times has an article mentioning: "... A drawing of the twin-seat, solar-powered vehicle developed by National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ..."

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News: Composites Develop Dramatically with Solar Impulse

Design News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse: A Sun-Powered Plane to Fly Through the Night ..."

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News: Funding for Concentrating Solar Power

Technology News Daily has an article mentioning: "... CSP systems use the heat generated by concentrating and absorbing the sun's energy to produce thermal energy. This type of solar energy can be used immediately for generating power through a steam turbine or heat engine or it can be saved as thermal energy for later use ..."

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News: Solar Impulse: A Sun-Powered Plane to Fly Through the Night

Design News has an article mentioning: "... The first milestone in manned solar aviation was realized in 1981 when the late ..."

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

News: The Panasonic World Solar Challenge

CarJunky.com has an article mentioning: "... unimpressive amounts of power. In fact, solar technology has improved to such a degree that it is cost-effective for amateurs to build and race solar powered cars ..."

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Saturday, December 22, 2007

News: Racing to the finish line with a bit of sunshine and a lot of luck

Fort Worth Star Telegram has an article mentioning: "... Students Matthew Knabe, left, and Josh Reber race solar-powered cars Friday. Knabe's team had the fastest car, while Reber's team's car traveled the farthest ..."

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Friday, December 21, 2007

News: Feeling anxious over global warming? Just call the solar taxi

National Post has an article mentioning: "... Swiss Louis Palmer is driving around the world in a solar-powered car that pulls a trailer with solar panels ..."

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

News: DCE comes up with a car that runs completely on solar energy

Deccan Herald has an article mentioning: "... Head of the project Ankur Sharma claimed that the car is India's first solar car and runs completely on solar energy. He said that the basic motivation for the project comes from the depleting conventional energy ..."

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

News: Read Full Story

Inquirer.net has an article mentioning: "... PINOY CRAFTSMANSHIP - Even the monocrystalline silicon solar cells of Sinag - RP's solar car entry to the 3000-km World Solar Challenge in Australia - were made in the Philippines ..."

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

News: Solar powered racers raise money for

abc7news.com has an article mentioning: "... Employees of Santa Clara's Applied Materials held their first annual Silicon Valley Food Drive Solar Car Race. The idea is to raise money for Second Harvest by racing solar powered cars, designed with supplies from Applied Materials ..."

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Monday, December 10, 2007

News: South Bay And Peninsula Food Banks To Benefit From Solar Car Race

NBC11.com has an article mentioning: "... South Bay, Peninsula Food Banks To Benefit From Solar Car Race ..."

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News: Students Race To Finish Line With Solar Power

Click 2 Houston.com has an article mentioning: "... We had to learn about the solar car history and how to make them ..."

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News: Daryl Hannah's Badass Biodiesel El Camino Is FOR SALE!

Ecorazzi has an article mentioning: "... You can also pick up a tipi, hemp guitar, solar-powered boat, and the ranch bio-beast ..."

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News: Round-world solar taxi highlights climate fears

Motoring has an article mentioning: "... Then I thought 'the perfect car would be a solar car ..."

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Sunday, December 9, 2007

News: Students will display their solar-powered car

MiamiHerald.com has an article mentioning: "... This week, South Plantation High students are holding a fundraiser for their new, improved solar-powered car ..."

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News: Sun's the limit (First of two parts)

Manila Bulletin has an article mentioning: "... several months ago.When the Youth and Campus Bulletin interviewed part of the team of De La Salle University (DLSU) engineering students who built a solar car from scratch and raced it in the World Solar Challenge, a 20-year-old race that campaigns for alternative energy sources, winning was the ..."

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Friday, December 7, 2007

News: Cell Phone News: Go Green with anycom Bluetooth Solar Car Kit

MobileTechReview.com has an article mentioning: "... The Solar Car-Kit is a first-of-its-kind speaker device that connects wirelessly through Bluetooth technology to a mobile phone. The SCK-1 enables users ..."

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News: Driving home the point: Drive solar car

Earthtimes has an article mentioning: "... Bali (Indonesia), Dec 7 - He started off on a solar-powered car from Lucerne, Switzerland, on July 3. He has just driven across India. Now Louis Palmer has shipped his car from Kolkata to arrive ..."

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Thursday, December 6, 2007

News: Ground-breaking solar plane to test flight in 2008

China Post has an article mentioning: "... A prototype of the ¡§Solar Impulse¡¨ round-the-world solar plane should make its first piloted flight in autumn 2008, the Swiss project leaders said ..."

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News: Managing Editor:Stephen Morton | Deputy Editor:Daisy Melwani

eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition has an article mentioning: "... The solar taxi consists of a solar vehicle and trailer with solar cells. The solar taxi uses electricity from 100% renewable energy and releases no emissions into the ..."

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News: Solar car on inspirational trip

Pretoria News has an article mentioning: "... Nusa Dua, Indonesia - Louis Palmer's taxi has a top speed of 90km/h, and could make history as the first solar-powered car to drive around the world ..."

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News: World Solar Challenge 2007: Setting the pace efficiently

AutoCorse.it has an article mentioning: "... offer creative minds from all over the world an opportunity to put their solar-powered vehicles to the test in front of an international audience ..."

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

News: Solar plane's test-flight in 2008

Times of India has an article mentioning: "... DUBENDORF (SWITZERLAND): A prototype of the Ć¢€œSolar ImpulseĆ¢€ round-the-world solar plane should make its first piloted flight in autumn 2008, the Swiss project leaders said on Monday ..."

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