Friday, May 29, 2009

News: University of Arkansas College of Engineering Brings Solar Splash ...

University of Arkansas Daily Headlines has an article mentioning: "... FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas College of Engineering will bring Solar Splash, the world championship of intercollegiate solar boating, to Lake Fayetteville from May 27 to 31. Spectators from across the region will be able to see the future of sustainable boating as ..."

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News: New University of Michigan Solar Car Soon to be Unveiled

AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... will soon unveil their solar car that will compete in an 1,800-mile race across Australia this fall ..."

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News: Sun shines on solar car day at MSK

York Weekly has an article mentioning: "... Teacher Tom Taylor works with a student on her solar car at MSK on May ..."

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News: British Gas partners Romag for solar electric car charger tests

New Energy Focus has an article mentioning: "... Made of PowerGlaz photovoltaic panels, the PowerPark solar car parking canopy generates electricity that can be used to charge electric vehicles ..."

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News: Solar powered airplane

Energy Harvesting Journal has an article mentioning: "... The Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has demonstrated continuous flight using only solar energy during a solar powered flight of more than 27 hours over 874.4 km, the equivalent of a Zürich-London trip. This represents a world record for this size and ..."

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News: Roadster with a little solar flair

San Marcos Daily Record has an article mentioning: "... University of Texas engineering students tested their solar powered vehicle at Harris Hill Road race track in San Marcos on Wednesday while preparing to pit it against similar cars at next week’s ..."

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News: MSK students race with solar-powered cars (May 28, 2009)

Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Post has an article mentioning: "... With a little ingenuity, teamwork and a few guidelines, students at the Middle School of the Kennebunks created solar powered cars that they raced under blue skies May ..."

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News: Team hopes for sunny sailing on road ahead

Aurora Beacon News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Car Team takes project for a test shine in Sugar Grove ..."

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News: They torpedoed rivals

Wakefield Express has an article mentioning: "... AN environmentally-friendly team of young engineers raced to victory in a national competition by building a solar-powered car ..."

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

News: Silent Sentinel UAV to use solar power

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... reporters actually understood a bit of science and technology. Last week's bit of foolishness: a TV reporter in Arizona waxing ecstatic about a "solar-powered motorcycle ..."

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News: NHS students go 'solar' at race

Neosho Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Photo by AMYE BUCKLEY</b><br />Colton Cutchens pilots the solar car built by members of the Neosho High School Solar Bike Club ..."

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News: Plastiki Boat Made of Plastic Bottles Prepares to Set Sail

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... planet solar, solar powered boat, sustainable design, green design, sustainable transportation, autodesk, world crossing solar boat, photovoltaic vehicle ..."

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Monday, May 25, 2009

News: No gas, no problem

Kentucky.com has an article mentioning: "... The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team ran some tests of Gato Del Sol III, its third solar panel-powered car, on Sunday in preparation for competition May 31 through June ..."

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

News: Weather won't dampen Solar bikerayce

Neosho Daily News has an article mentioning: "... can be slippery. Without sun, the teams will run a little slower and the pedal class will not get a full charge during their mid-morning break. The solar cars must manage the batteries they have ..."

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News: Toyota eyes solar powered green car

Jamaica Gleaner has an article mentioning: "... The solar car is part of efforts by Japan's top automaker to grow during hard times ..."

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

News: Wrong, blogger, there IS A SOLAR PLANE!

ZDNet has an article mentioning: "... was so wrong…again. I mentioned nobody was proposing solar planes. Hell ..."

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News: Despite cloudy skies, all-solar car makes stop on campus

Gainesville Sun has an article mentioning: "... Marcelo da Luz climbs out of his solar-powered car Friday afternoon near the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Da Luz plans to drive the car up to the Arctic circle, for the second time ..."

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News: Kids applaud solar-powered vehicle for safety village

Brantford Expositor has an article mentioning: "... The city's power utility and a Mohawk College department have donated a solar-powered vehicle to the Children's Safety Village that takes some energy use off the electricity grid ..."

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Friday, May 22, 2009

News: Welsh Solar Car Follows the Sun at 100 MPH

Wired Blogs has an article mentioning: "... professor in Wales is developing a solar car that will be capable of 100 mph, costs less than $16,000 and delivers maximum thrills with zero emissions ..."

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News: Solar-powered motorbike

Top Gear has an article mentioning: "... Hopefully this little item is true. Take one inventor and create solar-powered bike. It’ll apparently manage 50 miles on a full charge and top 90mph. Ok, so it ain’t pretty and he lives in Arizona (lots ..."

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News: Ben Caleca: Inadequate support

Michigan Daily has an article mentioning: "... sacrifice nearly all their free time in pursuit of making their creations just a little better than the day before. While the University of Michigan Solar Car Team, with its large resource pool and exceptional track record, is arguably the most well-known student engineering project, student teams ..."

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

News: Maker Faire team discovers solutions for small planet

The San Francisco Examiner has an article mentioning: "... Sun powered: The students from Latino College Prep in San Jose that helped teacher Tom Anderson build a solar-paneled car for the Maker Faire show off the vehicle. (Courtesy photo ..."

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News: Solar-powered car draws stares in cross-country trek

The Detroit News has an article mentioning: "... Power of One, a solar-powered car trekking across North America on three wheels, stopped at the University of South Florida in Tampa ..."

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

News: Spring rain delay doesn't postpone annual Solar Car Race

Midlothian Exchange has an article mentioning: "... Spring rain delay doesn’t postpone annual Solar Car Race ..."

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News: Koenigsegg Quant runs on thin-film solar power

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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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

News: Inventor builds DIY solar motorbike

Fair Home has an article mentioning: "... motorcyclist in Arizona got so fed up waiting for bike makers to release a solar powered motorcycle that he decided to build one himself ..."

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News: Children's Safety Village gets solar-powered vehicle

Brantford Expositor has an article mentioning: "... Brantford Power is celebrating Energy Conservation Week by adding a new solar-powered vehicle to the fleet of over 30 small "Jeeps ..."

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Monday, May 18, 2009

News: Anaheim schools sail to victory in Solar Cup

OCRegister has an article mentioning: "... The Savanna High solar boat team took their boat for a test run at Santa Ana River Lakes ..."

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News: 100mph solar car to be built at Glyndwr University

Daily Post has an article mentioning: "... LECTURER is building a new 100mph solar car to race from America to Canada ..."

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News: 600 high school students participate in Solar Cup boat race

The Desert Sun has an article mentioning: "... Sun-powered boats from two Anaheim high schools won first place in their categories of Sunday's finals of the seventh annual Solar Cup competition in ..."

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News: Solar car is something new under the sun

News Chief has an article mentioning: "... Marcelo da Luz is the inventor of this solar-powered vehicle. The car can go up to 75 mph with an optimal cruising speed of 40-50 mph. It took 2-1/2 years to design ..."

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

News: Races resume today in the MWD's Solar Cup competition at Lake Skinner

Press-Enterprise has an article mentioning: "... Rebecca Rangel, Patriot High School's Solar Cup team captain, cheered as Vanessa Vasquez maneuvered the school's solar-powered boat past a competitor Saturday at Lake Skinner in Winchester ..."

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

News: A different way of learning

Pembroke Daily Observer has an article mentioning: "... They would get your computer working, build a solar powered boat and be back in the real world in no time ..."

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Friday, May 15, 2009

News: 600 Temecula students race their own solar powered boats on Lake ...

Valley News has an article mentioning: "... students to descend on Lake Skinner today to race solar-powered boats they built ..."

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News: SoCal students will race solar-powered boats

The Desert Sun has an article mentioning: "... students from throughout Southern California will descend on Lake Skinner today for a three-day event at which they will showcase and race the solar-powered boats that they built ..."

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News: Engineering a better classroom Andover teachers earn award for new ...

Andover Townsman has an article mentioning: "... Engineering teacher Steve Cogger grins as he explains the solar-powered boats and wind turbines seventh-graders have made. Dan Miley's face lights up when he mentions the "watt bike ..."

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News: Local teams prepare for annual solar powerboat competition this ...

San Bernardino Sun has an article mentioning: "... Rancho Cucamonga High School students for the past seven months have worked on building a 16-foot-long solar boat ..."

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News: Sun-powered student boats to compete at Lake Skinner

Press-Enterprise has an article mentioning: "... Marcus Marshall will climb into the solar-powered boat this weekendcarrying two bags of rocks ..."

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News: Driver lives dream in solar-powered car

Sun newspapers has an article mentioning: "... The 42-year-old Marcelo da Luz built his own solar-powered car and has traveled driven throughout the country in it saving energy and showing it off ..."

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

News: Racers show off solar car

Mason City Globe Gazette has an article mentioning: "... Iowa State University's Team PrISUm spent two long years designing and building the solar car that eventually drove to eighth place in last summer's North American Solar Challenge ..."

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News: Local Eighth Graders Race Solar Cars

WABI has an article mentioning: "... Eighth grade science students at Bangor Christian had their solar cars put to the test ..."

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News: Back to the Arctic in a Solar Car

Wired Blogs has an article mentioning: "... Marcelo da Luz, who set a world record when he drove 14,000 miles to the Arctic Circle in a solar car, is headed back to the Great White North to continue evangelizing about the wonders of solar power ..."

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News: Inventive teen wins $95000 in scholarships

Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... In Grade 5, Full's first science fair project involved solar-powered cars. The experiment sparked a lingering interest in improving energy yields from solar panels ..."

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News: Temecula students preparing for 2009 Solar Cup boat race

Press-Enterprise has an article mentioning: "... Lora Beatty, an endurance skipper, brings the solar-powered boat back into dock. Later, Beatty commented that she heard a noise coming from the engine, but the engine ..."

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News: Going for the sun's cup

Santa Monica Daily Press has an article mentioning: "... Students from Santa Monica High School build their solar-powered boat 'RETHINK,' which they will use to compete against roughly 40 other schools in the Solar Cup, to be held later this week ..."

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News: Sustainable technical solutions developed within UAE unveiled

AME Info has an article mentioning: "... During the event LTC displayed a solar powered boat and car, as well as a 'Productive House' conceived in line with the vision of the S.S. Lootah Group to give back to the community ..."

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News: 900 Students To Compete In Solar Boat Race

CBS 2 has an article mentioning: "... Students build and race solar-powered boats on Lake Skinner ..."

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News: 187 metro Detroit schools earn eco-friendly kudos

Detroit Free Press has an article mentioning: "... Teenagers are building wind turbines and solar-powered boats ..."

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News: Solar Flyer: DIY Solar Motorcycle Tops 90MPH

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... but it’s safe to assume the Solar Flyer takes many hours to juice up completely. In the future, the inventor hopes to develop a solar-powered bike with a 300 mile range ..."

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News: Man Builds World's First Fully Solar-Powered Motorcycle

Gas2.0 has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Man Builds World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Motorcycle ..."

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News: Solar car stops in Tampa on cross-country trek

Tampabay.com has an article mentioning: "... Vehicle inventor Marcelo da Luz, left, and helper Michael Feith get the solar-powered vehicle Power of One, which stopped at USF in Tampa on Tuesday, ready for a trip to Miami. Da Luz drives his dream car at least six ..."

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News: Solar-powered car driving for bigger world record -- and inspiration

Tampabay.com has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered car that has been trekking across North America on three wheels, stopped Tuesday at the University of South Florida in Tampa, reports ..."

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News: Solar-powered car makes sun-stop at USF

Brandon News and Tribune has an article mentioning: "... Made in Canada with parts from as far away as Korea, the world's most traveled solar car swung through Tampa on Tuesday en route to Key West. It didn't go unnoticed and was pulled over by Tampa police on Fowler Avenue as it ..."

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News: Syrian invents solar-powered car

Syria News Station - محطة أخبار سوريا has an article mentioning: "... in Safita was able to complete the solar-powered car ..."

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News: Turning sunlight into speed

The News Journal has an article mentioning: "... Middle school students design solar-powered cars for annual competition ..."

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News: Sun powers these chefs

Florida Today has an article mentioning: "... held at Florida Solar Energy Center at Brevard Community College brought together 650 students to compete in racing model-size hydrogen-fueled or solar-powered cars. This was the first year for the cookoff ..."

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News: Developers tap into solar powered technology

GulfNews has an article mentioning: "... Dubai: It could be a while before solar powered cars are zooming down Shaikh Zayed Road - particularly at a maximum speed of 65km/h, but the technology exists and is being developed in ..."

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News: Japan View

CSR Asia has an article mentioning: "... Partially Solar-powered vessel sets out on test run ..."

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News: Solar vehicle arrives Thursday in Brighton

Livingston Daily has an article mentioning: "... Residents wanting to check out a solar-powered vehicle can see one from 3-6 p.m. Thursday in front of Lil' Chef restaurant, located in the Brookside Mall on Grand River Avenue in ..."

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News: 2757.1 miles per gallon. From Shell Oil?

Bizmology: Business Insight and Opinions from Hoover's Editors has an article mentioning: "... In the separate solar-powered vehicle contest, the ..."

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News: UTM's fuel cell vehicle sets a first

New Straits Times has an article mentioning: "... team adviser Professor Hamdani Saidi, team driver Joseph Koh, team captain Joerg Weigl and chemical engineering PhD candidate Inayati S.T. with the solar-powered vehicle. — Bernama picture ..."

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News: IIIT-A collaborates with Swiss institute to develop solar aircraft

Lucknow Newsline has an article mentioning: "... Soon the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) will jointly work with a Swiss institute to develop a futuristic solar-powered aircraft, which will cut down air and noise pollution and also the cost of air travel ..."

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News: Medea Creek students harness solar power for school's Earth Week

Agoura Hills Acorn has an article mentioning: "... SOPHIA FISCHER/Acorn Newspapers HERE COMES THE SUN—Sixth-graders at Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park race their solar cars on the school pavement. The project was part of the Oak Park district's Earth Week events ..."

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News: Solar-powered Sunseeker II crosses the Alps

World Air Sports Federation has an article mentioning: "... flying a Blériot XI, on 14th April 2009 Eric Raymond completed the same journey in the solar-powered Sunseeker II, thereby becoming the first solar-powered aeroplane to make the journey ..."

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