Thursday, December 24, 2009

News: Europe's Solar Impulse Keen On Having Partners From Other Regions

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse, Europe's long-range solar-powered plane project which could one day change the landscape of aviation industry, needs another 25 million euro ..."

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

News: Solar Car Charging Comes to New York

New York Times (blog) has an article mentioning: "... Beautiful Earth Group, a solar and wind farm company, built this solar-powered car charging station for its electric Mini ..."

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News: Indians vie to be a part of first solar-powered aircraft

Siliconindia.com has an article mentioning: "... Bangalore: Indian engineers are showing a keen interest in becoming a part of the solar-powered aircraft that is expected to fly around the world both during the day and at night without fuel and without polluting the environment ..."

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News: Lightsail Update and Haute Cuisine in Space

The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... LightSail - The Future of Solar Sailing ..."

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Friday, December 18, 2009

News: Donation keeps Solar Cup boat afloat

OCRegister has an article mentioning: "... engineering students are sailing ahead with a $250 donation from Fullerton attorney Marty Burbank to buy paint and finishing supplies for their solar boat project in the 2010 Metropolitan Water District Solar Cup competition ..."

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

News: THEIR SOLAR DREAM HOMES: DMS 5th graders inspire green living with science ...

Destin Log has an article mentioning: "... Matthew Markham, 10, built a solar-powered car that actually works in addition to his solar house. He cut out a picture of McGill from The Log, taped it to the car and named it ..."

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

News: Solar plane passes 1st test; global flight set for 2012

Denver Post has an article mentioning: "... IPTC: Solar Impulse HB-SIA, a solar-powered airplane, prepares to "flea hop ..."

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

News: About University of Michigan Solar Car Team

Search-Autoparts.com has an article mentioning: "... Henkel sponsors University of Michigan solar car team ..."

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

News: Solar plane pioneers set sights on 'flea hop' flight

London Free Press has an article mentioning: "... GENEVA — A team hoping to carry out the first solar-powered flight around the world in 2012 say they plan to conduct their first short flight with a prototype Thursday ..."

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

News: Solar flight no pie in the sky

Radio Netherlands has an article mentioning: "... Payerne airforce field in western Switzerland, where the solar panels will be installed. Sometime next year, the aircraft will take its first solar flight. Mr. Piccard says the aircraft may never have commericial applications but is still a worthwhile venture ..."

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News: SUNY New Paltz spiffs up its solar car

Times Herald-Record has an article mentioning: "... Members of the SUNY New Paltz Solar Car Club get ready to lift the shell off the wheel base to check out a new frame last week. From left are Ray Williams, Andrew Crimmins ..."

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News: Solar-powered plane flies in the face of climate change targets

Environmental Transport Association has an article mentioning: "... The world's first solar-powered aircraft made its first hop into the air during testing last week, but the technology will not be widespread in time to meet emissions ..."

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Monday, December 7, 2009

News: Solar Plane Finally Flies!

The Business Insider has an article mentioning: "... Man has achieved solar powered flight, and coincidentally, perhaps suspiciously, on the first day of the climate change talks in Copenhagen ..."

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News: The Solar Powered Plane : It Flies!

CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... The world's first solar powered aeroplane has taken off and cruised for 350 meters before landing again.  Its payload was the pilot Markus Scherdel, making it the ..."

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News: Eco Bikes: Ballarat students riding across Australia on a solar-powered trike

Ecofriend (blog) has an article mentioning: "... climate change awareness, after a 23-hour ride from Sydney to Ballarat last year that raised $8000. The grueling race is already underway and the solar-powered bike is expected to reach Melbourne December ..."

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News: Politicians are driving climate change

TG Daily has an article mentioning: "... general-sciences-features/44927-captain-piccard-flies-solar-powered-plane ..."

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

News: Peoples Projects Foundation announces: BALTIC to BARCELONA

Emea nieuws netwerk (persbericht) has an article mentioning: "... This is a benchmark setting solar journey involving pure solar boats on inland and coastal waterways and real practical solar vehicles on the public road ..."

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News: Solar Impulse makes its maiden flight

Gather.com has an article mentioning: "... After this flight, Solar Impulse will make its first "solar flight". From early 2010 onwards, it will be possible for the batteries to be recharged during the flight, from the plane's solar panels, which ..."

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News: Gadgetell: First Solar-Powered Plane takes flight

NewsFactor Network has an article mentioning: "... the need for alternative fuel has been a must for every form of transportation. And this week, a major milestone was hit in the direction of solar powered flight. Now, it was only a meter high, but that’s still flight. Bertrand Piccard, founder of Solar Impulse, was the lucky guy to ..."

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

News: First Manned Solar Plane Takes First Test...Hop

Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... solar powered plane back in 2005 as the solar plane with plans to circle the globe in 2011. Now they're back in 2009 with a manned solar aircraft that ..."

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News: PNM Donation to Help Power Solar Car

UNM Today has an article mentioning: "... The Public Service Company of New Mexico has donated $25,000 to the Solar Car team at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the UNM School of Engineering. The money will be used to buy electrical ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Airplane Has Liftoff

findingDulcinea has an article mentioning: "... Airplane Has Liftoff&bodytext=Solar Impulse, a solar-powered aircraft, made history this week by becoming the first manned solar plane to take off using it’s own power ..."

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Friday, December 4, 2009

News: Solar Powered Aircraft Takes Flight

RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... NASA, Industry Partners Complete Tests of Solar Sails ..."

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News: Solar Impulse takes first step into aviation history

iTWire has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered airplane is run with batteries, uses the Sun for power, and is only as heavy as a medium size car but as wide as a jet airplane. And, it ..."

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News: Solar-powered plane makes early bound

Nature.com has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered plane which its developers hope will one day fly around the world. On 3 December test pilot Markus Scherdel ..."

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News: Prototype of Solar Powered Plane Records First Successful "Flight"

TopNews United States has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer unveils ‘Solar Impulse' - prototype for sun-powered plane ..."

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News: Solar Planes That Aren't Solar, Nano Snowmen That Aren't Snow

Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Solar Planes That Aren’t Solar, Nano Snowmen That Aren’t Snow ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Plane Sees its First Flight

GreenPacks (blog) has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Solar Plane Breaks Record: 83-hours of Flight'>Solar Plane Breaks Record: 83-hours of Flight ..."

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News: Solar plane takes off, briefly

Straits Times has an article mentioning: "... Despite its wingspan, the aircraft only weighs 1,600kg, about as much as a medium-sized car. Although the prototype is fitted up for solar-powered flight, the four electric motors were powered by batteries for the occasion ..."

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News: The first solar plane takes off

Biofuels Watch has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg must be very proud. The promotors of the solar plane project reported that their ..."

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News: Solar plane takes off on maiden voyage

World Radio Switzerland has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, who wants to make the first ever sun-powered global flight with the airplane, said this flight confirmed the choice of technical equipment ..."

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News: First flight for Piccard's eternal solar plane

Times Online (blog) has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard's amazing sun-powered aircraft ..."

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News: Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse aircraft makes inaugural flight

Times Online has an article mentioning: "... Hopes that aircraft could one day be kept in the air by solar energy were boosted yesterday when a giant sun-powered plane left the ground in Switzerland on a brief maiden flight ..."

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News: Solar-powered plane makes successful first flight

Telegraph.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered aeroplane completed a brief maiden flight on Thursday, boosting hopes that aircraft could one day be kept in the air indefinitely by ..."

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News: Captain Piccard flies a solar-powered plane

TG Daily has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer named Bertrand Piccard has successfully launched and landed an experimental solar-powered plane ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Plane Takes Maiden Flight

Inhabitat (blog) has an article mentioning: "... sustainable design, green design, green transportation, solar impulse, plane, solar power, solar flight ..."

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News: A journey of 8000miles begins with one hop: Round-the-world solar plane makes ...

Daily Mail has an article mentioning: "... Solar plane bidding to fly round the world makes maiden flight... and gets THREE FEET off the ground ..."

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News: Record-attempting solar powered plane's first 'hop'

BBC News has an article mentioning: "... Solar plane ..."

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News: Sun shines on solar plane's 350-metre maiden flight

The Age has an article mentioning: "... THE first flight of a prototype solar-powered plane designed to fly around the world has been pronounced a success ..."

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

News: Solar Impulse Completes First Flight

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... For over ten years now, I have dreamt of a solar aircraft capable of flying day and night without fuel” he said in a press release. “Today, our plane took off and was airborne for the very ..."

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News: First take off for Solar airplane

Swissinfo has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard unveils solar plane for round-the-clock flights ..."

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News: Record solar plane's first 'hop'

BBC News has an article mentioning: "... Only after this flight will the plane make its first 'solar flight' - that is, powered by the solar generators rather than the on-board batteries ..."

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News: Solar-powered piloted plane makes its first 'flea hop'

New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... It doesn't look like a flea, but this solar-powered aircraft mimicked one at around 1211 GMT today. Although ..."

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News: New solar plane takes first test flight

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... Switzerland's Solar Impulse solar plane has finally taken flight ..."

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News: Solar plane pioneer says first short flight OK

The Associated Press has an article mentioning: "... GENEVA — A Swiss adventurer said his first flight using a prototype of a solar-powered plane he will try to fly around the world in was successful ..."

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News: Swiss Team Achieves First-Ever Manned Solar Plane Flight

Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... need of a green makeover. To that end, the folks over at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, have been working on a solar-powered plane since 2003. Now, after six years of testing, they have finally managed to ..."

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News: Pioneering solar-powered plane makes airborne hop

AFP has an article mentioning: "... Although the prototype is fitted up for solar-powered flight, the four electric motors were powered by batteries for the occasion ..."

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News: Engineers on course to make super solar-electric-powered boat

University of Southampton has an article mentioning: "... Solar Splash is the World Championship of Intercollegiate Solar Boating. The competition takes place over five days, with technical inspections on the first day and the remainder of the time occupied by five ..."

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

News: Solar plane ready for its first hop

New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... IT DOESN'T look like a flea, but the owners of this solar-powered aircraft hope it will mimic one next week ..."

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

News: Solar Sails And Space Travel

Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... The Planetary Society recently announced its new LightSail project, a program to sail a spacecraft on sunlight alone by the end of 2010. The new solar sail project was unveiled at an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the birth of Planetary Society co-founder Carl Sagan, a long-time ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Space Ship Could Travel 100000 MPH?

CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... They are also currently building the solar sailor, and hope to launch it at the end of ..."

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Monday, November 30, 2009

News: UNITEN Launches Solar Ranger 2 Car Project For WSC2011

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Monday launched its second solar car project, Solar Ranger 2, to bring the university's innovation to the World Solar Challenge 2011 (WSC2011) in Australia ..."

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

News: Solar Sailing Spacecraft

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... forming an electronic control module, sensors and cameras, with the third holding the solar sail. After piggyback release from the launcher at 800kms (497miles), the four ..."

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News: Solar Sail A Cool Kind of Solar Power in 2010

Inventorspot has an article mentioning: "... explains it, a solar sail 'is a spacecraft propelled by sunlight. Whereas a conventional rocket is propelled by the thrust produced by its internal engine burn ..."

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News: Local Students Work on Solar Car

KOHD has an article mentioning: "... local group of high school students working to build a solar car get some inspiration this weekend. The team of teenagers at the Trinity Lutheran School in Bend competed last year with their first ever ..."

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News: November Eco-Tidbits from Turkey

Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... sun-powered vehicle designed by Turkish students (left) won an award in Australia, while one of Turkey's new high-speed trains derailed. Photos by ..."

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Friday, November 27, 2009

News: Solar Airplane a Step Closer

MIT Technology Review (blog) has an article mentioning: "... prototype solar-powered airplane completed several important tests last Thursday and Friday ..."

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

News: Reputation vital for successful exporters

Manufacturers' Monthly has an article mentioning: "... Another global leader in its field, Solar Sailor Holdings, is building and supplying a solar sail for the Suntech World Expo tourist boat, due to be launched in time for the World Expo ..."

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

News: Planetary Society to launch three separate solar sails

Laser Focus World Magazine has an article mentioning: "... was unveiled at an event on Capitol Hill on the 75th anniversary of the birth of Planetary Society co-founder Carl Sagan, a long-time advocate of solar sailing ..."

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News: Solar Impulse Makes High-Tech Solar Plane

Digitaltrends.com has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse's solar-powered plane has completed initial tests and will see its first test flight in February of ..."

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News: The HB-SIA solar plane in its hangar. (Source: Cavotec Blog)

DailyTech has an article mentioning: "... Captain Piccard Prepares to Take Flight in High-Tech Solar Plane ..."

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News: Long Distance Solar Flight Possibilities

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... just got a little closer to realizing the possibility of being the first solar plane to navigate around the world. The 3,527lb (1,600kg) solar plane recently completed runway tests in Switzerland when it achieved 10 knots ..."

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News: Solar trimaran to circumnavigate the world in 140 days

Monsters and Critics.com has an article mentioning: "... Kiel, Germany - The world\'s largest solar-powered boat, PlanetSolar, will not have sails. Instead of wind it will rely on the power of the sun to circumnavigate the world in 140 days ..."

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

News: The Solar Powered Plane - It Lives!

Reuters has an article mentioning: "... In 2003 he and the Solar Impulse Foundation announced their intention to fly a Solar Powered Plane around the world. In 2007, they started to build it ..."

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News: President's Environmental Youth Awards Recognize Green Student Leaders

Sustainablog (blog) has an article mentioning: "... solar boat ..."

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News: Students driving for success

Metro Canada - Calgary has an article mentioning: "... Team members from the University of Calgary's solar car team unveil their new solar race car in Calgary yesterday, which will compete in the 2010 American Solar Challenge ..."

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News: QinetiQ's Zephyr UAS Solar Powered Flight A "Yes" In Yuma

SatNews Publishers has an article mentioning: "... QinetiQ's Zephyr UAS Solar Powered Flight A 'Yes' In Yuma ..."

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News: The Solar Powered Plane – It Lives!

CleanTechnica has an article mentioning: "... announced their intention to fly a Solar Powered Plane around the world.  In 2007, they started to build it ..."

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News: Young man invents solar-powered car washing machine

CCTV has an article mentioning: "... car wash service in his community. The service was provided by college graduate Zhang and his two friends, who invented their own "mobile solar-powered car washing machine ..."

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Monday, November 23, 2009

News: The Caves of Mars and the Geysers of Enceladus

The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... life? Bill Nye returns to his regular commentary while Bruce Betts joins Mat Kaplan for a What's Up! night sky tour, the awarding of a Cosmos 1 Solar Sail jacket, and a ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Plane Makes Runway Debut

Inhabitat (blog) has an article mentioning: "... sustainable design, green design, solar powered airplane, alternative energy, renewable energy, solar impulse, solar power, aircraft, airplane ..."

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News: U of C students pin hopes on revamped solar race car

CTV.ca has an article mentioning: "... Team members from the University of Calgary's solar car team unveil their new solar race car in Calgary, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 which will compete in the 2010 American Solar Challenge. (Jeff ..."

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News: How Things Work: Solar sails

CMU The Tartan Online has an article mentioning: "... Pictured is a solar sail inside a vacuum chamber, which will be tested to see if it can withstand the conditions of outer space. Solar sails will use the energy ..."

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Friday, November 20, 2009

News: Solar Plane Begins Testing For First Flight

RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... Solar Plane Flies Longer Than Any Other ..."

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News: Solar-powered aeroplane takes to the runway

Business Green has an article mentioning: "... prototype of the world's first solar-powered aeroplane had its initial runway outing yesterday in Switzerland, hitting speeds of up to five knots and covering 2km ..."

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News: Solar Plane Begins Gearing Up for Debut Flight

News In Tech (blog) has an article mentioning: "... It has been revealed that the debut flight of the world's first solar powered plane will take place in February, with initial checks beginning to take place. The Solar Impulse plane, which is due to attempt a ..."

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

News: Tests loom for record solar plane

BBC News has an article mentioning: "... The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey will make its first trip across a runway on Thursday and Friday ..."

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

News: Students build solar-powered cars for kids at camp

OSU - The Lantern has an article mentioning: "... OSU students from across multiple disciplines are teaming up to give the kids at Camp Mary Orton some brand-new toys: solar-powered cars ..."

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

News: Students learn engineering, sustainability building solar boats

San Gabriel Valley Tribune has an article mentioning: "... Monte High students and students across the Valley do have an opportunity to get their hands dirty after class through a program to build and race solar-powered boats ..."

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Monday, November 16, 2009

News: Solar sailing gets its second wind

The Space Review has an article mentioning: "... The Planetary Society hopes to launch LightSail-1, the first in a three-spacecraft series of solar sail missions, as soon as late 2010. (credit: The Planetary Society ..."

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News: AU professor talks solar energy

Opelika Auburn News has an article mentioning: "... Although Bhavnani has built a solar house and several solar cars while at AU, he said relying 100 percent on solar energy will not work ..."

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

News: Planetary Society Attempts to Launch Spacecraft With Sails Propelled by Sunlight

ABC News has an article mentioning: "... Dream of Solar Sailing in Space Lives on in New Project ..."

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News: Science News Off the Hill

Hamilton College The Spectator has an article mentioning: "... Experimental Solar Sail Could Herald a New Age of Space Exploration ..."

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News: Starrett-Sponsored Team Finishes 3rd at World Solar Challenge

Quality Magazine has an article mentioning: "... The World Solar Challenge is the premier solar car event. In addition to three other U.S.-based teams, the race included entrants from nine other countries from around the world ..."

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Friday, November 13, 2009

News: Solar Space Sail to Launch Next Year, Revives Novel Propulsion Dream

DailyTech has an article mentioning: "... The solar sail will unfold once in orbit and hopefully catch the sun's light, helping it to acclerate ..."

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News: Japan's Tokai Challenger wins 2009 world solar car race

Malaysia Star has an article mentioning: "... Solar powered car, 'Tokai Challenger' from Japan's Tokai University won the ninth edition of the World Solar Challenge 2009 that ended here Saturday ..."

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

News: Aluminum the Key to Travel Between the Stars

MetalMiner has an article mentioning: "... and beta particle radiation detectors as a light-tight radiation window, but being used experimentally in a privately funded project to create a solar sail ..."

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News: Solar car races add smiles to Frontiers in Optics

Laser Focus World Magazine has an article mentioning: "... OSA Student Chapter Solar Car Races (photos courtesy Nikolay Makarov ..."

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News: New Solar Sail Test Flight Scheduled The flight will take place by 2010

Softpedia has an article mentioning: "... The Planetary Society has again announced plans of testing a solar sail prototype, which it hopes to have built in a spacecraft, and then launched by the end of next year. The mission would essentially attempt ..."

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News: itü solar car wins award in Australia

Today's Zaman has an article mentioning: "... TÜ students' solar-powered automobile ARIBA IV received the Best Newcomer award in Australia ..."

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

News: Solar sail concept, like a phoenix, may rise again

Scientific American has an article mentioning: "... exert a force on the sail surface, gently accelerating the spacecraft to potentially great speed over time. The Planetary Society estimates that a solar sail could speed a spacecraft to more than 200,000 kilometers per hour in three years' time ..."

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News: Dream of solar sailing in space lives on in new project

Christian Science Monitor has an article mentioning: "... An artists rendering of a solar sail is shown in this undated publicity image from The Planetary Society released to Reuters. Backers of a failed mission to launch the ..."

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News: Propelled by light: the promise and perils of solar sailing

New Scientist has an article mentioning: "... to demonstrate the viability of solar sail propulsion, which has ..."

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News: Japanese solar car wins global race

Renewable Energy Focus has an article mentioning: "... Solar Team Twente will use advanced composite materials from TenCate for its solar powered car, which will participate in the 10th World Solar Challenge in Australia on 25-31 October ..."

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News: Create Your Own Custom Solar Car and Win $1000 USD from Kia

Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... Create Your Own Custom Solar Car and Win $1,000 USD from Kia ..."

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News: Spacecraft That Sails on Sunshine Aims for Lift-Off in 2010

Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... if all goes well, and will be followed by two others, which may venture farther. Sagan was a founder of the Planetary Society and a big booster of solar sail plans ..."

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News: Two solar sailing trials readied for launch next year

Spaceflight Now has an article mentioning: "... Next year promises to be a banner year for solar sailing, with at least two experimental missions due for launch to demonstrate the novel use of light pressure from the sun for propulsion in ..."

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News: Way to the stars: Space sailing by sunlight not solar wind

Sail World has an article mentioning: "... http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Ikaros - solar sail from Japan.jpg ..."

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News: Solar Powered Plane Prototype Unveiled

Daily Contributor has an article mentioning: "... Switzerland bids to be the first to produce a solar powered airplane that can travel around the world. Solar Impulse unveiled the prototype in an airbase hangar near Zurich ..."

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

News: Solar Space Satellite Will be Fueled Solely by the Sun's Rays!

Inhabitat (blog) has an article mentioning: "... into space that will be propelled by solar sails. The mylar-winged vessel will carry not a drop of fuel (making it much lighter than contemporary space craft) and will be the first in a ..."

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News: LightSail Spacecraft Propelled Only by Sunlight to Launch in 2010

Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... The first Solar Sail spacecraft met an untimely end, crashing into the ocean instead of making it into orbit. But now, in 2010, a new, improved version of that ..."

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News: Planetary Society Resurrects Plan to Launch Solar Sail

Space.com has an article mentioning: "... An artist's concept of a sailing ship and a solar sail. Credit: NASA ..."

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News: Test of solar energy as spacecraft propulsion

Cooler Planet has an article mentioning: "... LightSail-1 is not the first Planetary Society solar sail project. In 2005, the group launched a prototype attached to a Russian rocket - but the rocket failed and crashed into the Barents Sea ..."

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News: Planetary Society plans 'solar sail'

Sky News Australia has an article mentioning: "... Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit the Planetary Society has announced that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft ..."

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News: Second Attempt At Solar Sail Planned

RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... The first time the society attempted to launch a solar sail five years ago, it fell short of its orbital target and landed in the ocean ..."

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News: Japanese solar car wins 2009 Global Green Challenge

Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... Japan's Tokai Challenger solar vehicle has taken victory in the Global Green Challenge ..."

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News: The Nation

Winston-Salem Journal has an article mentioning: "... Group will try again to send a solar sail into space ..."

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News: Solar sail to launch in 2010

USA Today has an article mentioning: "... Setting sail for space, a 'solar sail' project announced Monday aims to observe storms on the sun ..."

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News: Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'

The Associated Press has an article mentioning: "... LOS ANGELES — Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a ..."

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News: Come sail away

Examiner.com has an article mentioning: "... make a logical addition. A solar sail is exactly what it sounds like: a sheet of material propelled through interplanetary space by the solar wind in much the same way ships ..."

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News: Setting sail into space, propelled by sunshine

Houston Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... The solar sail receives its driving force from the simple fact that light carries not just energy but also momentum. The force on a solar sail is gentle ..."

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News: Timberlake granted restraining order

phillyBurbs.com has an article mentioning: "... Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a ..."

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News: Solar sail set for launch next year

TG Daily has an article mentioning: "... An anonymous donor has donated a million dollars to the Planetary Society to help get a solar sail up and running ..."

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News: Solar-powered ventilators, solar warning lights, solar fans

The Taiwan Economic News has an article mentioning: "... experience in solar-powered products, the company is well-known for turning out a variety of solar-powered ventilators, including remote array solar car vents, solar car battery rechargers, solar fridge fans, solar flashlights and warning lights, solar auto air coolers, solar-powered ..."

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Monday, November 9, 2009

News: Space Tourism a Reality by 2012

FOXNews has an article mentioning: "... Some technologies, still in the concept stage, are even more mind-blowing, including spacecraft powered by "solar sails ..."

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News: Planetary Society to Sail Again with lightsail

The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... New Project Will Launch Three Separate Solar Sails Over Next Several Years ..."

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News: Solar plane gears up for round-the-world flight

Wired.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered plane gears up for round-the-world flight ..."

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News: UM-Ann Arbor solar car takes third

Michigan Times has an article mentioning: "... The Infinium is the University of Michigan solar team's newest solar powered car. The car competed against dozens of other solar powered cars in Australia's World Solar Challenge, a 1,800 mile race, in which it ..."

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News: 09/11/2009Swiss introduce solar-powered plane

Expatica Switzerland has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse, the first company to attempt a solar-powered flight around the world, introduced its prototype on Friday and started the engines at an airbase near Zurich ..."

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Sunday, November 8, 2009

News: Fast lane: New agent for Mitsuoka

AsiaOne has an article mentioning: "... Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Venture II has emerged 12th in the just concluded World Solar Challenge in Australia. In all, 31 solar cars from around the world competed in the 3,000km race from Darwin to Adelaide ..."

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News: UM: Solar Car

The Ann Arbor Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... The New York Times gives an update on the World Solar Challenge, a race of solar-powered vehicles through 1,880 miles of Australia’s outback. The column quotes Steven Durbin, a senior in aerospace engineering and the ..."

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

News: Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out

AFP has an article mentioning: "... GENEVA — Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines ..."

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News: A Fly-By-Night Operation Is Even Harder If Your Plane Is Solar Powered

io9 has an article mentioning: "... Future Transportation ecology solar power eco-utopia ectopia solar plane ..."

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News: Round-the-World Solar Powered Plane Revs Its Motors

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... to Piccard, pilot fatigue limitations will break the trip up into several three- to four-day, round-the-clock stages. Batteries will power the solar-powered aircraft at night ..."

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News: First Solar-Powered Plane Rolled Out

india-server.com has an article mentioning: "... The first solar-powered plane prototype was rolled out here in Zurich airbase in Switzerland ..."

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Friday, November 6, 2009

News: Model-T replica runs silently on solar power

Waterloo Record has an article mentioning: "... At some point in their progress, though, the WCI students began to pose the question: Why is it a group of high school kids can make a solar car in their spare time, but the world's big auto companies can't ..."

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News: Innovation News Briefs

Government Technology has an article mentioning: "... Japanese University Wins Solar Car Race Across Australia ..."

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

News: Sailing to national contest

Bundaberg NewsMail has an article mentioning: "... THABEBAN State School students float on a wave of success after taking out the top four positions in the solar boat racing at Maryborough Technology Challenge ..."

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News: Win a Chance to Drive Solar Car in Parade

University of Central Florida has an article mentioning: "... UCF is sponsoring an online contest to name its colorful solar vehicle with rooftop solar panels. Submit the best name ..."

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News: Metropolitan Water Launches Eighth Annual Solar Cup; Teams from 36 Southland ...

Reuters has an article mentioning: "... Southland High Schools Participating"; var RTR_ArticleBlurb = "http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091105006365/en Students Build, Race Solar-Powered Boats in Seven-Month Program Highlighting Natural and Renewable Resources LOS ANGELES ..."

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News: Eye on the earth

Washington Post has an article mentioning: "... The SolarShop Kelly solar car from Australia starts the World Solar Challenge on Oct. 25. There are 32 purely solar-powered cars from 17 countries participating in a race ..."

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News: Solar-powered car travels 3000km on less power than a kettle

Environmental Transport Association has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered car travels 3,000km on less power than a kettle ..."

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News: Principia's solar car finishes 7th in race

St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... encodeURIComponent('Principia\'s solar car finishes 7th in race'), 'digg')); return false ..."

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News: As the global warming debate heats up, environmental activism sprouts at NU

Daily Northwestern has an article mentioning: "... That's because Dziedzic is the captain of NU's Solar Car Team. When he drives the vehicle – which runs off of electricity generated by solar cells – in cross-country races ..."

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News: Japanese University Wins Solar Car Race

Tech-On English has an article mentioning: "... Tokai University announced that it became the overall champion in the solar car category of the 'Global Green Challenge,' one of the world's largest green car races, which took place from Oct 25, 2009, in ..."

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News: Name the UCF Solar Car for Sun-Sational Ride in Homecoming Parade

University of Central Florida has an article mentioning: "... http://news.ucf.edu/resources/sites/UCF/content/live/NEWS/1000/NE1943/en_US/solar car profile FULL 345x226.jpg ..."

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News: UM team places 3rd in world in solar powered car race

Metromode Media has an article mentioning: "... bunch of University of Michigan kids just traveled 1,880 miles through Australia. Not backpacking, however, but powering a solar powered car in an international race. And, as if that wasn't enough, the UM team came up third ..."

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

News: Tokai University Wins Australian Solar Race

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... solar car, with top speeds of 150kph (93.2mph), is equipped with ..."

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

News: Japanese Solar Vehicle Wins World Solar Challenge

GreenPacks has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Kyoto Box, Solar Cardboard Cooker Wins Climate Prize'>Kyoto Box, Solar Cardboard Cooker Wins Climate Prize ..."

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News: Sun-Powered Japanese Racecar Wins World Solar Challenge

Inhabitat (blog) has an article mentioning: "... And these cars have certainly come a long way from solar vehicles that competed in early challenges: In the inaugural 1987 challenge, the winning vehicle took 44 hours and 54 minutes to travel ..."

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News: The Fastest Solar Car on the Planet

Gizmodo.com has an article mentioning: "... solar world solar challenge solar car cars tokai challenger science solar power ..."

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News: Dutch Team Upset At World Solar Challenge, Tokai Challenger Wins

The Inquisitr has an article mentioning: "... Tokai Challenger - Worlds Fastest Solar Powered Car ..."

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News: Japan team wins World Solar Challenge

UberGizmo (blog) has an article mentioning: "... upsetting the pecking order that was once dominated by 4-time Dutch champs. They took top spot by making it past the finish line of the 1,864-mile solar car race that was held across Australia, completing the gruelling journey in 29 hours and 49 minutes even on a flat tire, giving it an ..."

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Monday, November 2, 2009

News: Lou Friedman Reviews the Augustine Human Spaceflight Report

The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... Solar Sail Team windbreaker in the new What's Up ..."

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News: NTU solar car 12th in global race

AsiaOne has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR car built by a team of 23 engineering students, alumni and staff from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), called Nanyang Venture II ..."

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

News: Achievement For UNITEN Team At Solar Car Competition

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... Merely completing the 3,021-km journey across the simmering Australian outback was a remarkable feat for the solar car of Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten), considering that the Solar Ranger started off with an unexpected technical failure in its maiden ..."

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Saturday, October 31, 2009

News: Japanese solar car wins race across Outback

msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... solar car made by students from Japan\'s Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a race across the Australian outback that aimed to show ..."

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News: Tokai Challenger Wins 2009 World Solar Challenge Race

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... To qualify as participants in the race, all 32 of the solar-powered cars from 15 countries had to reach Victoria Square before 12 noon Saturday, the seventh day of the race ..."

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Friday, October 30, 2009

News: Top Stories from Tonic: Green Halloween, Solar Speed, 350 Photos and More!

Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... showcasing the best 350 pics from Earth-fans around the globe A solar car chase that'll blow your mind ..."

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News: Japanese Solar Racer Wins Race in the Sun

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... is the world’s pre-eminent solar car race and a proving ground for solar and electric vehicle technology. Some of the world’s most prestigious engineering colleges compete ..."

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News: Uniten's Solar Ranger Closing In On Adelaide

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... Universiti Tenaga Nasional's (Uniten) solar car entered the Australian Southern Territory Thursday, after a gruelling 2,432km journey across the simmering Australian outback since Sunday ..."

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

News: UM Solar Car Team Third In World

WWJ has an article mentioning: "... For the fourth time in the University of Michigan Solar Car Team's history, the students placed third in a biennial 1,880-mile race across Australia ..."

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News: Fun in the sun: A photovoltaic finish for Australia's solar car race

Mother Nature Network has an article mentioning: "... was inspired by a cross-Australia run adventurer Hans Tholstrup made in a solar car ..."

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News: Japan's Tokai Challenger Wins The 2009 World Solar Challenge

All Cars Electric has an article mentioning: "... place in the premier "challenge class" of the 2009 World Solar Challenge! In an unexpected reversal of fortune the U.S.-based University of Michigan Solar Car Team slipped from a close second place into third, edged out in the final leg of the race by former four-time world champions the Nuon Solar ..."

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News: NTU solar car in top 10 of global race

AsiaOne has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR car built by Singapore university students is currently in the top 10 in an ongoing international race ..."

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News: Tokai University Wins 2009 Global Green Challenge in Solar Car Equipped with ...

TMCnet has an article mentioning: "... Japan Corporate News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Osaka, Oct 29, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Driving a solar car equipped with Sharp compound solar cells, the Tokai University team won the Global Green Challenge, one of the world's largest solar car ..."

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News: Solar cell car is at the Sharp end

Electronics Manufacture & Test has an article mentioning: "... Driving a solar car equipped with Sharp compound solar cells, the Tokai University team has won the Global Green Challenge; one of the world's largest solar ..."

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News: Japanese solar car wins Global Green Challenge

TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... solar car made by students from Japan's Tokai University was announced the winner of the 3,000 km Global Green Challenge ..."

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News: The Amazing Green Race

Tonic has an article mentioning: "... solar car made by students from Japan's Tokai University has won the 1,864-mile biannual race across the Australian outback, which showcases green ..."

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News: Off-road hero conquers solar challenge

The Age has an article mentioning: "... Shinozuka was the lead driver for the Tokai Challenger car that blitzed the field in this year's 3,021km race for solar powered cars from Darwin to Adelaide ..."

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News: Delft's solar car finishes race second

DutchNews.nl has an article mentioning: "... Nuna5, the solar-powered car built by students at Delft University of Technology, finished this year's World Solar Challenge race across Australia in second ..."

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

News: Japan's Tokai Challenger wins Aussie solar-car competition

Shanghai Daily has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR car made by students from Japan's Tokai University yesterday won a 3,000-kilometer race across the Australian outback ..."

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News: Solar cars expected in Adelaide today

ABC Online has an article mentioning: "... Solar car race heads for Adelaide ..."

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News: Japanese solar car wins eco race

Sky News Australia has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered car from a Japanese university has won a race of more than 1,897 kilometres across Australia to claim victory in a Global Green ..."

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News: Japanese car wins World Solar Challenge in Australia

AFP has an article mentioning: "... SYDNEY — A Japanese sun-powered car won the World Solar Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour in a four-day race ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Boats: Shipping Industry Targets Pollution

TIME has an article mentioning: "... that the solar-powered ferries actually save the organization money, private businesses are likely to jump on board. The Australian company Solar Sailor, which designed the new ferries, claims that if oil prices remain high, the boats will start saving the Jockey Club money in only two ..."

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News: Japanese Green Car Wins Australian Solar Vehicle Race

NTDTV has an article mentioning: "... The “Tokai Challenger” reigns supreme in the world of solar racing. It won first place in a 1,800 plus mile solar vehicle race across the Australian outback on Wednesday the 28th. It beat out entries from the U.S. and the Netherlands ..."

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News: Japanese car wins World Solar Challenge

AsiaOne has an article mentioning: "... SYDNEY - A Japanese sun-powered car won the World Solar Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour in a four-day race through ..."

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News: Solar vehicles reach SA

ABC Online has an article mentioning: "... South Australia's combined secondary schools solar car team spent the night in Alice Springs after battling unexpectedly high temperatures ..."

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News: Solar car race heats up

Brisbane Times has an article mentioning: "... team from Japan's Tokai University extend their lead in a solar car race through the outback ..."

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News: Japanese team wins solar car challenge

ABC Online has an article mentioning: "... Japanese solar car has won the Global Green Challenge race from Darwin to Adelaide, crossing the finish line this afternoon ..."

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News: Japanese solar car wins race across Australian outback

Reuters India has an article mentioning: "... CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - A solar car made by students from Japan's Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a 3,000 km (1,864 miles) race across the Australian ..."

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News: Japan shines in Australia's solar-powered car race

Monsters and Critics.com has an article mentioning: "... The University of Michigan improved from fifth-place last year, and was expected to take third. Germany\'s Bochum University Solar Car Team, which was sixth last year, was lagging in 13th position ..."

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News: Australian Sun Shines On Solar-Powered Racers

Sky News has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered car from a Japanese university has won a race of more than 1,800 miles across Australia to claim victory in a Global Green Challenge ..."

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

News: Nuclear weapon Issues are Irrelevant for a Truly Space Capable Civilization

Next Big Future (blog) has an article mentioning: "... rocket) that can get anything to 29% of light speed has military implications. Even moderately advanced VASIMR scale technology and robotic electric solar sails would let you fairly free roam out to near earth asteroids and the asteroid belt. Big rocks could be diverted to crush fixed targets on ..."

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News: Australia's gruelling solar car race

Telegraph.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... The leading cars in this year's Global Green Challenge solar car race have passed the halfway point in their epic 1,864-mile race across some of Australia's harshest terrain from Darwin to ..."

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News: Twente solar car crashes

DutchNews.nl has an article mentioning: "... The solar car built and designed by students from Twente flipped over during the third day of the Darwin to Adelaide World Solar Challenge race on ..."

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News: Dutch team crashes in Solar Challenge

Radio Netherlands has an article mentioning: "... The Twente Solar Team is made up of students from Saxion University and the University of Twente. They have spent a whole year building the solar-powered car ..."

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News: When the Sun Isn't Out

Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Bizarro Solar Cars Race Across the Australian Outback ..."

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News: Why More Green Ships Are Setting Sail

TIME has an article mentioning: "... Kong, demonstrate that the solar-powered ferries actually save money, other private businesses are likely to jump on board. The Australian company Solar Sailor, who designed the new ferries, claims that if oil prices remain high, the boats will start saving the Jockey Club money in only two ..."

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News: Uniten Continues In World Solar Challenge Race At 15th Place

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... Universiti Tenaga Nasional's (UNITEN) solar car, "Solar Ranger", retained its position at 15th place on the second day of the World Solar Challenge (WSC2009) race across more than 3,0000km ..."

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News: Dutch set to lose their solar car crown

Sydney Morning Herald has an article mentioning: "... The Nuon team has won the past four solar car events in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 and holds the race record for the 3,000 kilometres across the continent ..."

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News: McMaster team 18th in World Solar Challenge; Montreal teams in 21st, 22nd

Exchange Morning Post has an article mentioning: "... HAMILTON - McMaster University's Solar Car team overcame an electrical fire that damaged part of the car's solar array to qualify for the World Solar Challenge, which began October ..."

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News: Internode's Simon Hackett Driving His Tesla Roadster In The Global Green Challenge

Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... There are 54 vehicles competing in the challenge, including 37 solar-powered cars and 17 production vehicles. In order to keep the Roadster charged, the team has a generator on the back of a truck, which runs ..."

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Monday, October 26, 2009

News: Huge Solar Car Race Revs Up in Australia

RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... Solar Car Race Revs Up in Australia&bodytext=A 1,860-mile solar car race in Australia started in the city of Darwin on Sunday, organizers announced ..."

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News: Tokai Challenger Leading World Solar Challenge At Halfway Point

All Cars Electric has an article mentioning: "... Technical University(Netherlands) Nuna V. See the race graphically in real-time here. The Tokai Challenger took first-place at the South African Solar Car Challenge 2008, while the Delft Technical University team has won the World Solar Challenge four times with its Nuna series of racers. The ..."

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News: Japanese car leads World Solar Challenge

Sydney Morning Herald has an article mentioning: "... Leading the way late on Monday was the Tokai University solar car entry Tokai Challenger ..."

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News: Japanese lead solar car challenge

ABC Online has an article mentioning: "... Japanese team has arrived in Alice Springs, leading the 10th World Solar Car Challenge ..."

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News: Damaged Swiss solar car withdrawn from race

World Radio Switzerland has an article mentioning: "... entry in the World Solar Challenge, the world’s toughest test for solar cars, has been forced to withdraw from the race, after it was badly damaged while being transported to Australia ..."

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News: World briefs - October 26, 2009

The South African Star has an article mentioning: "... DARWIN: A 3 000km solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin yesterday, organisers said. The cars left Darwin in hot and ..."

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News: Challenge cars follow the sun across Australia

Motoring has an article mentioning: "... DISASTER STRIKES: Video footage from the Dutch Nuon team of the crash involving its Nuna 5 solar car during testing in Australia ..."

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News: Japanese solar car leads race Down Under

AFP has an article mentioning: "... SYDNEY — Japan's Tokai Challenger was on Monday leading a solar car race across the harsh Australian Outback, having covered about half of the 3,000 kilometre (1,860 mile) desert course, officials said ..."

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