Thursday, November 27, 2008

News: Prius conversion runs on rays

TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... The cars’ batteries are charged using a 4kW solar array that has been installed at the company’s headquarters in Colchester. The solar-powered vehicles now boast increased mileage in neighbourhood driving conditions of 100mpg ..."

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News: St Johns Park High School students' need for speed

Fairfield Champion has an article mentioning: "... Johns Park High School are celebrating back-to-back wins after their solar speed boat was found to be the quickest at the annual state and national Solar Boat Challenge finals ..."

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

News: Universal Studios plans to switch to solar-powered carts

AutoWeek has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered carts will be the ride of choice at Universal Studios ..."

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News: Students shine in solar contest

Warrnambool Standard has an article mentioning: "... The guys have worked very hard on the solar cars so to be part of a competition with other schools is a great experience for them ..."

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News: Solar-powered sub heads for the depths

environmentalresearchweb (registration) has an article mentioning: "... Passengers will arrive at the platform on a solar-powered boat, before embarking on their solar-powered submarine trip. Up to 24 passengers can be accommodated and the submarine will dive ..."

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News: Solar-powered Submarine to Roam Alps Lake The boat will draw its ...

Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... Well, we've heard about solar-powered cars, and airplanes, and even trains, but a submarine running on solar energy? Why not, ask the scientists who started Project Goldfish ..."

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Monday, November 24, 2008

News: Learning the drill on solar cars

Orange Central Western Daily has an article mentioning: "... The students, three from year 10 and one from year nine, will travel to Bathurst on Friday, November 28 to race in the Solar Car Challenge ..."

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

News: Warwick University's solar powered car on final leg of world trip

Coventry Telegraph has an article mentioning: "... http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2008/11/21/warwick-university-s-solar-powered-car-on-final-leg-of-world-trip ..."

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Friday, November 21, 2008

News: Driven by the sun

Globe and Mail has an article mentioning: "... It cost him his life savings. It ended a relationship. But Marcelo da Luz's passion for solar-powered cars culminated in a Guinness World Record. Patrick White reports ..."

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News: Germany's 'Sun King' makes bid for Opel cars

guardian.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Asbeck said his aim is to transform Opel from a producer of high-emission cars to one of more energy-efficient vehicles, including solar-powered cars, or what he refers to as "sunmotive concept ..."

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

News: Solar CEO serious about buying GM's Opel

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... SolarWord's first race car was developed for an Australian solar-powered car race by student engineers from the German university Hochschule Bochum ..."

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News: Solar Energy to Power Up Aircraft A working prototype will be ...

Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... A major problem faced by the international team of scientists working on the program was night flight. Seeing how solar vehicles are regularly dependent on the Sun to function, driving a solar car, or flying a solar plane, at night can be very difficult. But the ..."

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

News: Bariven SA Upgrades Venezuela's Airport De Guiria With Solar ...

MarketWatch has an article mentioning: "... Bariven S.A. Upgrades Venezuela's Airport De Guiria With Solar-Powered Aviation Lights From Carmanah Technologies ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Plane to Perform Test Flight

CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... around the world is now one step closer to reality. A 1500 kilogram solar plane dubbed ..."

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News: Southampton to sail with Solar Splash

Science Centric has an article mentioning: "... An academic in conjunction with the Student Branch of the IEEE at the University of Southampton plans to enter a solar-powered boat in the world championship of intercollegiate solar/electric boating next year ..."

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

News: Sun shines on solar sails for giant cargo ships

Greenbang has an article mentioning: "... Chinese shipping firm Cosco has signed a deal with Aussie company Solar Sailor for sails covered in solar panels that provide five per cent of the ship’s electricity. The company claims the sails will also ..."

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News: Solar boats power on

Stawell Times News has an article mentioning: "... The hard work of Stawell West Primary School's grade three and four students paid off when the solar boats they constructed motored through their paces ..."

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News: UK team to enter Solar Splash

Eureka has an article mentioning: "... A team from Southampton University intends to be the first UK team to enter the US "Solar Splash" based competition for solar powered boats ..."

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News: Swiss Man Shows Off Solar Car to DC

NBC Washington has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer's solar car needs no gas, only sun, to operate ..."

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Monday, November 17, 2008

News: Around The World In A Solar Powered Plane

Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... A solar powered plane trip around the world may soon leave the realms of science fiction and become reality. 'Solar Impulse', a  1500 kilogram solar ..."

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

News: Solar plane to take off next April

Zee News has an article mentioning: "... Jaipur, Nov 16: 'Solarimplse,' a solar plane, dubbed a revolutionary project in the field of aviation, will have its first test flight April next year in Switzerland, an officer ..."

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

News: Team player wins civil-service prize

News.gov.hk has an article mentioning: "... Last November he led the departmental design team in producing a solar car for participation in the 2007 Hong Kong Renewable Energy Car Technology Showcase and Design Competition organised by Hong Kong Science & ..."

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

News: Sri Lanka to make solar cars

Lanka Newspapers has an article mentioning: "... that is where govt subsidies are needed or at least govt fleets should be solar cars then the cost of production goes down ..."

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

News: Guardian hosts UK Solar Team

Morehead News has an article mentioning: "... The University of Kentucky (UK) student Solar Team arrived to Guardian Automotive Plant Tuesday with the solar car from the North American Solar Challenge ..."

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Monday, November 10, 2008

News: Helios Off-Roader is Designed Like a Dinosaur, Minus the Extreme ...

Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... It's a solar-powered vehicle, so its covered in solar panels. But when you stop for a breather, the panels fan out, increasing their surface area and helping ..."

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News: Giant cargo ships are going green with solar sails

DVICE has an article mentioning: "... to cover even the shipping costs for the selling price. Now China's biggest shipping company COSCO is giving us a clue. They just signed a deal with Solar Sailor of Australia, to fit some of their cargo ships with gigantic rigid sails, each the size of a 747 jet's wing. We've looked before at ..."

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News: Marcelo da Luz On His Solar Car World Record

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... Toronto native Marcelo da Luz had the distinction of setting the world record for the longest distance traveled in a solar car when he rolled into Victoria, British Columbia this week. However he doesn't intend to stop at surpassing the previous record by a mere ..."

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

News: Cruise Cars Offer Solar Option

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... They make a perfect solar vehicle runabout for speeds of 35 mph or less and a range of up to 55 miles. However vehicles require the addition of seat belts and turn ..."

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News: Neutrik Helps Out Solar Car Team

Radio World has an article mentioning: "... from the University of Minnesota's engineering department participated in the North American Solar Challenge, in which teams compete to build solar-powered cars; the annual ..."

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Friday, November 7, 2008

News: The solar sails could be fixed to super-yachts to help reduce ...

CNN International has an article mentioning: "... Solar sails are large solar-paneled wings which can harness sun or wind power ..."

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

News: Ahoy there, mates

Penrith City Star has an article mentioning: "... THE third annual Australia's International Solar Boat Challenge will be held at the International Regatta Centre, Penrith Lakes on Saturday, November ..."

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

News: Solar Energy Expo lights up elementary

abc13.com has an article mentioning: "... Expo at Stewart Elementary School in Kemah. The day featured a variety of hands on activities including cooking nachos in solar ovens and races with solar cars and solar crabs ..."

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News: Solar energy highlighted at Hillman Marsh

Leamington Post has an article mentioning: "... more about the sources, technology and importance of conserving renewable energy, he said, and give the students the opportunity to take part in solar car experiments, use a spectrometer to measure light energy, learn how a photovoltaic cell works and the advantages of renewable and ..."

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News: Solar Record Shattered

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... A Canadian man set a world distance record in his solar car this week. Marcelo da Luz and his ..."

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News: Solar Energy

Leamington Post has an article mentioning: "... Grade 5 students from Mill Street Public School get ready to race while MP Pay Hoy (far right) tries to figure out why his solar powered car won't work. The students were participating in the first solar powered activities now at Hillman Marsh. Local politicians were on ..."

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

News: Schools' solar boat awards

Penrith City Star has an article mentioning: "... home ground advantage to full effect on Saturday, dictating the terms at the Sydney International Regatta Centre to reign supreme at the National Solar Boat Challenge ..."

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News: Conservation area offers solar energy education

Windsor Star has an article mentioning: "... The educational program also includes a solar car experiment, which allows visitors to take apart, assemble and use solar-powered vehicles ..."

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News: TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: The DIY Electric Motorcycle

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... View post The Xof1 Solar Vehicle Breaks World Distance Record ..."

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News: The Xof1 Solar Vehicle Breaks World Distance Record!

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... xof1, power of 1, power of one, solar car, solar vehicle, solar record shattered, new solar record, power of one solar vehicle, canadian solar record ..."

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Monday, November 3, 2008

News: Everyday microcontrollers

Electronics News has an article mentioning: "... Sunswift is a multidisciplinary student project in designing, building, and racing in the cutting edge world of solar cars. Particularly, electrical engineering and computing students who have learnt about microcontroller theory in their coursework are eager to ..."

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News: Chigago Schools to Get Solar Power from Motorola

AZoBuild has an article mentioning: "... plan on climate change and renewable energy and taught the students about solar energy through a hands-on project of building and racing miniature solar-powered cars ..."

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News: Solar Powered Car Shatters Distance Record

Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... for normal car tyres. This means to move a 1000 kilogram vehicle on a smooth flat surface would require a push force of 2.5 kg in the case of the solar powered car; compared to 11 to 13 kilograms for a 1000 kilogram car using a regular tire ..."

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

News: Marcelo da Luz's solar car to beat world record

Williams Lake Tribune has an article mentioning: "... POWER OF ONE Marcelo da Luz, who recently stopped by the Tourism Discovery Centre, was to beat the world distance record Friday after driving his solar car 16,070 kilometres from Toronto to the Arctic Circle and south to Victoria, B.C ..."

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News: Eco Festival draws 'globally conscious' of all ages

Winchester Star has an article mentioning: "... lt;b>Photo by Staff photo by Eric Tsetsi</b><br />Michaela Eichel, 5, of Winchester, designs her own solar powered car during the Eco Festival on Saturday ..."

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News: Solar-powered car sets record

Sault Star has an article mentioning: "... A Canadian man has set a new world distance record in a solar-powered vehicle that looks more like a flying saucer than an automobile ..."

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