Friday, July 31, 2009

News: Swiss Boat Aims to Be First to Circumnavigate the Globe Under ...

Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... M/V Auriga Unveils World's First Solar-Powered Cargo Ship ..."

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News: Four New Solar-Powered Ferries Coming to Hong Kong

Treehugger has an article mentioning: "... Japan's First (Barely) Solar Powered Cargo Ship Takes to the Waves ..."

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News: Driven to inspire

Northern News Services (subscription) has an article mentioning: "... INUVIK - As Marcelo da Luz whizzed through Alaska in his solar car he was spotted by one frantic witness who promptly called the cops declaring there was UFO travelling on the highway ..."

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

News: Engineers working on solar boat project

Cooler Planet has an article mentioning: "... European engineers are reportedly developing a 100 percent solar powered boat that could be ready for voyages by next year ..."

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News: High School project sets the stage for sun-powered cruises in the ...

Suffolk Times has an article mentioning: "... PHOTO Glory, which Captain David Berson docks at S.T. Preston & Son in Greenport, has been converted into the first U.S. Coast Guard-certified solar-powered boat ..."

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

News: Fastest solar boat attempts round-the-world challenge

CNN has an article mentioning: "... World's largest, fastest fully solar-powered boat is attempting round-the-world tour ..."

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News: Solar Powered Super-Yacht

Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... Solar Sailor owns patented 'solarsail' technology - devices that can harvest wind and solar energy on any vehicle and has developed hybrid marine ..."

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News: Solar Electric Flight in search of Spanish sun for charity expedition!

Barcelona Reporter has an article mentioning: "... Starting from Monte-Carlo and covering an estimated 2000km, the Incredible Solar Electric Flight aims to achieve the world's longest solar-powered flight, demonstrating the latest combination in solar energy, battery power and paramotors ..."

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Monday, July 27, 2009

News: Solar Cells Provide Electric Power to Project Car of Bochum ...

ATZonline has an article mentioning: "... The Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Germany) has recently presented a new solar car, the "BOcruiser". A team of around 30 engineering students has displayed a new concept: This latest solar car drives on four wheels rather ..."

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

News: Solar plane to cross English Channel

The Ecologist has an article mentioning: "... World's first manned solar-powered airship provides an inspiration for cleaner travel ..."

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

News: From worst to first in a solar-powered car

MiamiHerald.com has an article mentioning: "... South Plantation High School's Solar Knights Racing Team, a group of students dedicated to research in alternative energies, will introduce a new solar car that they will race in Texas. The students have modified their original car, making it 50 pounds lighter while adding to its solar array ..."

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News: White House Panel Seeks Input On Spaceflight Plans

Slashdot has an article mentioning: "... So I figure we build a few thousand probe droids with solar sails and sling shot them around the sun and send them aimed at planets of all ..."

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News: Florida students' solar car burns past competition

News & Observer has an article mentioning: "... var yahooBuzzSummary = "If there's one thing kids from Florida know about, it's the sun. Harnessing the sun's energy, they sent a solar-powered car racing down a San Antonio speedway and into first place ..."

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News: Solar car roof drives accessories

Energy Harvesting Journal has an article mentioning: "... German solar electric car from 1982 that achieved 15 mph ..."

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

News: Sailing Around the World On Solar Power

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... Eschewing earth, wind and fire, an intrepid sailor plans to circumnavigate the world in a 60 foot solar-powered boat ..."

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News: Solar Sailing

Nanodot has an article mentioning: "... The simplest way to take advantage of the energy, which is of course in the form of sunlight, is solar sails. These have a deep historical connection with nanotechnology: Eric Drexler invented his ..."

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News: Plantation Students Launch Solar Car Into 1st

CBS 4 has an article mentioning: "... and environmentalists from South Plantation Senior High decided to put their solar knowledge to use by harnessing the sun's energy to create a solar-powered vehicle ..."

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News: Four-time World Solar Challenge winner unveils new car

Zigwheels.com has an article mentioning: "... obvious from the name, is that all the competing cars must be completely solar-powered. The objective of this race is to promote research on solar-powered cars and teams from various enterprises and universities participate in it for their quest to better alternative power source ..."

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News: Solar powered car spotted in Fort Wayne

WANE has an article mentioning: "... Students from the University of Michigan prepare to drive through Fort Wayne in their solar powered car ..."

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

News: Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge

Pegasus News has an article mentioning: "... Dell\x2DWinston School Solar Car Challenge " s.prop4="events.event.106602" s.prop5="events.event" s.prop6="" var exp_val = readCookie('experiment'); if (exp_val === null ..."

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News: Prototype solar powered aircraft unveiled

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: South Planation students' solar car burns competition

MiamiHerald.com has an article mentioning: "... group of South Plantation Senior High students went from last place to first after fine-tuning their solar-powered car ..."

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

News: Students in the sun

Delhi Newsline has an article mentioning: "... In fact, Gupta along with a team of 16 other engineering students including Ankur Gupta, 21, and Lalit Kumar, 19, developed a five-metre long solar vehicle last November, which participated in an International Solar challenge in South Africa. This was the spark that prompted Ankur to ..."

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

News: Green racers learn about solar power at WestConn

Danbury News Times has an article mentioning: "... will have refitted their solar cars to run on small fuel cells ..."

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News: Sun fuels laps around track

Denton Record Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... Liberty Christian School solar car team members Cody Sparks, left, Cardin Menkemeller and Mandi Marsden, right, watch Reid Fitzgerald buckle into the driver's seat of their ..."

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Friday, July 17, 2009

News: War Eagle, Arkansas

Pegasus News has an article mentioning: "... Strange but true, solar cars can get too much sun! Hopefully it cools slightly for the high school kids taking on solar car challenges at Texas Motor Speedway today ..."

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

News: High schoolers drive solar cars at Texas Motor Speedway

McClatchy Washington Bureau has an article mentioning: "... FORT WORTH — The blistering sun is a mixed blessing for teens racing hand-crafted solar cars around Texas Motor Speedway ..."

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News: High school students participate in solar car competition

Cooler Planet has an article mentioning: "... High school students from around the country recently had a chance to participate in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, which helps call attention to the transportation potential of solar energy ..."

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News: Solar with Speed

The Stanford Daily - Breaking News From The Farm Since 1892 has an article mentioning: "... Stanford Solar Car Project strives for efficiency in preparation for the World Solar Car Challenge in October ..."

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

News: High schoolers from 10 states drive solar cars at Texas Motor ...

TMCnet has an article mentioning: "... The blistering sun is a mixed blessing for teens racing hand-crafted solar cars around Texas Motor Speedway ..."

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News: Students battle triple-digit heat during solar car race

33 KDAF-TV has an article mentioning: "... Fort Worth, TX - Tasha Laird gulped down a large swig of water as her school's solar car whizzed around the Texas Motor Speedway during the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge ..."

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News: High school solar car competition happening at Texas Motor Speedway

Pegasus News has an article mentioning: "... are competing in solar car competition ..."

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News: Hybrid Squared: Ingenious Energy-Generating Bike Rental System

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... The designer also proposes a solar-powered bike stand outfitted with an RFID card reader to lock and unlock bikes ..."

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News: New Solar Car Record

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... In the Yukon, da Luz traveled more than 300 miles (482kms) in day in his solar car breaking his previous record of 292 miles (470kms) covered in 24 hours. However, this time it was over hilly terrain ..."

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News: High schoolers from 10 states drive solar cars at Texas Motor Speedway

Fort Worth Star Telegram has an article mentioning: "... Students from throughout the state race their solar cars at TMS ..."

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News: Blueprint for green car built with 3D printer

Plastics & Rubber Weekly has an article mentioning: "... The University of Michigan team behind the Infinium solar car used Z Corporation 3D printing and scanning technology to quickly and affordably create prototypes, moulds and vehicle models ..."

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

News: Sun powers student dreams at Texas Motor Speedway

WFAA has an article mentioning: "... The Walnut Solar Car from Walnut High School in Walnut, Calif. takes a spin around TMS ..."

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News: High school solar car competition hums along on the Texas Motor ...

Dallas Morning News has an article mentioning: "... High school pit crews fiddled with solar cells and circuits at the 14th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge ..."

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News: Ann Druyan: How to Sail Beyond the Moon Landings

Space.com has an article mentioning: "... Writer-producer Ann Druyan, widow of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, believes solar sailing will be vital in humanity's push beyond the moon. Credit: Cosmos Studios ..."

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News: Zany Solar Applications

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... solar airplane, has shown the world the possibilities of solar air flight. In the last few months he has set several solar flight records including ..."

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News: The Best Car Under the Sun?

TCT Magazine has an article mentioning: "... Michigan's solar car designers used a ZScanner 700 to inspect prototypes against digital designs to ensure accuracy for wind tunnel testing. The scanner was also ..."

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Monday, July 13, 2009

News: PressurePro joins solar car team

HazMat Management Magazine has an article mentioning: "... and Distributor L&S Safety Solutions LLC are proud to announce their support and sponsorship of the University of Michigan's (UM's) Solar Car Team. UM's Solar Car, which will be competing in this year's World Solar Car Challenge and will be utilizing PressurePro's ..."

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Friday, July 10, 2009

News: Swiss team unveils prototype for sun-powered plane

SunJournal.com has an article mentioning: "... People watch the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the first solar airplane aiming to fly night and day withhout fuel, on Friday June 26, 2009 in Duebendorf airffield, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter ..."

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News: NetworkersMSB sponsors world first for solar flight in aid of charity

Online Recruitment has an article mentioning: "... Solar Electric Flight', says, "We hope to raise a large amount of money for Ataxia UK by organising what will be the world's first long distance solar powered flight. We will be using state of the art mobile tracking and navigation software so that people at home can chart the team's progress ..."

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News: 100% Solar-Powered Aeroplane Ready To Go Around The World

Gizmodo Australia has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered aeroplane that will go around the world ..."

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

News: Here Comes the Sun

Business Lexington has an article mentioning: "... Besides homes and large buildings, cars are also operating with solar energy, and UK is involved in that, too. The UK Solar Car Team designed and built a solar vehicle that races for prizes and publicity. The lightweight, state-of-the-art vehicle uses solar ..."

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News: Solar-powered car uses half the power of a kettle

Environmental Transport Association has an article mentioning: "... British-designed solar-powered car that is to compete in a 3,000km race across the Australia uses as half as much power as some kettles ..."

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News: Solar Powered Marin County Fair

UberGizmo has an article mentioning: "... at the fair would be the Electric Wheels Car Show that showcases a wide range of green vehicles, including a Tesla Roadster to UC Berkeley's solar powered race car among others. Not only that, the Marin County Fair is also home to the world's first solar-powered carousel ..."

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News: Solar Sensations: A 'Car' That Will Change the Way You Think About ...

ABC News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse's solar-powered aircraft may only have room for two, but make no mistake about it ..."

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News: 100% Solar-Powered Airplane Ready To Go Around the World

Gizmodo.com has an article mentioning: "... solar-powered airplane that will go around the world ..."

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News: What's Next: the Nuna 5

Car Domain has an article mentioning: "... re looking at the Nuna 5, a solar-powered race car weighing a scant 352 pounds. The car was build by the Nuon Solar Team, which has won the World Solar Challenge four years ..."

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

News: Solar-powered blimp set to fly across Channel

guardian.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Perhaps propelled by the recent dawn of solar powered airplanes, this stunning solar powered blimp is poised to take flight by harnessing sunlight for fuel. Dubbed Nephelios, the ..."

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News: With Big Three Faultering, Could Marcelo da Luz's Silver Saucer Be ...

ABC News has an article mentioning: "... Solar Powered Car Creator Tests Technology in Record-Breaking Arctic Journey ..."

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News: Greenest County Fair on Earth Boasts First Solar Powered Carousel

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... sustainable design, green design, pg&e, pacific gas and electric, energy, renewable, marin county fair, summer, carnival, Ferris wheel, solar powered carousel ..."

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News: Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg unveil the Solar Airplane

JEC Composites has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Piccard & André Borschberg unveil the Solar Airplane ..."

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News: Your positive achievements

Poughkeepsie Journal has an article mentioning: "... The solar car club at the State University of New York at New Paltz competed in its first race last month and finished sixth out of 11 teams ..."

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News: Solar Powered Racing Car Unveiled by Jenson Button at Goodwood ...

AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... CUER has already designed the UK's first and only road-legal solar-powered car, which was driven from Land's End to John O'Groats last year. The new vehicle will be road-tested extensively in the coming months ..."

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

News: SOLAR SPEEDSTER: UC Berkeley's Gold Rush Racer

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... sustainable design, green design, calsol, uc berkeley, gold rush solar vehicle, solar powered race car, sustainable transportation, renewable energy, photovoltaic car ..."

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News: Jenson Button unveils solar racer

Telegraph.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... Solar car - Goodwood Festival of Speed: Jensen Button unveils solar racer ..."

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News: Students exposed to environmental energy

Lexington Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... Instructor Jeff Teague (left) of the Solar Car Module works with Max Reep on instructions from a solar design kit to build solar cars Tuesday while fellow student Angel Owens lays out ..."

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News: Solar Powered Blimp Set to Fly Across English Channel

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... Solar Impulse Unveiled: Sun-Powered Airplane to Circle the Globe ..."

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News: Solar car is unveiled by Jenson Button at Goodwood

Cambridge Network has an article mentioning: "... has already designed the UK's first and only road-legal solar-powered car, which was driven from Land's End to John O'Groats last year. The new vehicle will be road-tested extensively in the coming months ..."

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News: Solar power race car can hit 60mph

Mirror.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... new solar-powered car that can cruise at 60mph uses the same amount of energy as a hairdryer ..."

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Monday, July 6, 2009

News: Solar plane : Solar plane to soon fly around the world

Newspost Online has an article mentioning: "... Bertrand Picard, a Swiss adventurer is all set to unveil a prototype of a solar-powered plane he hopes eventually to fly around the world ..."

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News: 29/06/2009Swiss team unveil pioneering solar plane

Expatica Switzerland has an article mentioning: "... Ballooning adventurer Bertrand Piccard unveils his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland ..."

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News: Kosmas cruises solar ZENN car across campus

Central Florida Future has an article mentioning: "... Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas took UCF's own solar-powered car for a spin Thursday ..."

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

News: Around the world solar flight

Gulf Daily News has an article mentioning: "... Switzerland: Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard yesterday unveiled the prototype of a solar powered plane he plans to fly around the world to highlight the potential of alternative energy sources. The prototype, HB-SIA, has the wingspan ..."

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News: Solar powered plane to circle the globe

Gadling has an article mentioning: "... set as the tentative start of its world tour. The fact that this plane can fly even at night is one of the the things that separates it from other solar powered aircraft in the past ..."

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News: Captain Piccard unveils Solar Impulse HB-SIA solar-powered plane

engadget has an article mentioning: "... Adventurer Unveils Solar-Powered Plane for Around-the-World Flight ..."

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Friday, July 3, 2009

News: Lunar satellite slips into orbit with 40-minute 'burn'

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... The two-ton solar-powered spacecraft also will measure the solar and cosmic radiation that future lunar explorers will face and map out the surface topology ..."

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News: Lunar mapping satellite snaps first test images

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered spacecraft also will measure the solar and cosmic radiation that future lunar explorers will face and map out the surface topology ..."

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News: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sends back lunar photographs

TopNews United States has an article mentioning: "... radiation, plotting out the surface topology, mineralogy, and chemical composition of Earth's nearest neighbor are among the tasks assigned to the solar-powered spacecraft ..."

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News: Photos: Soaring ambition for solar aircraft

CNET News has an article mentioning: "... If an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled solely by solar energy ..."

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News: 183 students take part in Upward Bound program

Neosho Daily News has an article mentioning: "... one of the solar ovens, behind her Sierra Walker and Kyra Curry ham it up with other equipment next to Colleen Didden who is holding a miniature solar car. Emily Carver holds a drill. Luke Chew holds another solar oven in the back row, and in the front row, Travis Ball holds a solar panel ..."

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News: Swiss Plane to Circle the Globe with No Fuel

Popular Science has an article mentioning: "... Swiss Solar Plane to Circle the Globe with No Fuel ..."

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News: Solar Racing Champs Roll Out New Car

Wired Blogs has an article mentioning: "... Seriously though, why do they continue these races? Wasn’t their purpose to encourage the advancement of solar-powered vehicle technology? The cars still suck as much as they did 20 years ago ..."

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

News: Solar plane unveiled

iAfrica.com has an article mentioning: "... Round-the-world ballooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun ..."

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News: Sun-powered plane prototype unveiled

Chicago Tribune has an article mentioning: "... Adventurer Bertrand Piccard on Friday unveiled the Solar Impulse, which he hopes will serve as the prototype for a solar-powered flight around the world ..."

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News: The Future of Transport

Green Muze has an article mentioning: "... created by Marcelo da Luz has spent the last year shattering numerous world records including; first solar car in the world to operate below freezing temperatures, first solar car in the world to drive on an ice road, first solar car to reach the ..."

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News: Head on view of the cockpit Solar powered plane ready for take off

ComputerWeekly.com has an article mentioning: "... http://www.computerweekly.com/Logon/Logon.aspx?RequestedUrl=%2fgalleries%2f236736-1%2fHead-on-view-of-the-cockpit-Solar-powered-plane-ready-for-take-off.htm&RequestedNavigationID ..."

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News: Why solar energy may eclipse the electric power car

Philadelphia Metro has an article mentioning: "... in batteries and the technologies. This October sees the 10th edition of the World Solar Challenge, with solar-powered scientists driving solar-powered vehicles from north to south Australia ..."

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News: 25th Anniversary of Record-Setting Solar Car

FOXBusiness has an article mentioning: "... Solar-powered cars are just now making news, but 25 years ago, solar pioneers Greg Johanson and Joel Davidson set a Guinness world record for the ..."

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News: Sharp powers Tokai U solar-powered car

Eetasia.com has an article mentioning: "... The solar car category of the Global Green Challenge has vehicles powered only by the Sun's energy traverse the Australian continent in one of the world's ..."

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

News: Tokai U's solar car fuelled by Sharp

EE Times India has an article mentioning: "... The Global Green Challenge solar car race pits cars powered by the sun from all over the world across 3,000 Australian miles. The cars are usually sponsored by corporations, and ..."

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News: Adventurer to Ride Photovoltaic (PV) cells Across the Heavens in 2012

Future Cars News has an article mentioning: "... famous for having made the first non-stop round-the-world balloon flight, and how he intends to fly a solar-powered plane around the world in 36 hours, thanks to 11,628 photovoltaic cells (10,748 on the wing, 880 on the horizontal stabilizer ..."

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News: STS9: More Than Meets the Ear

JamBase has an article mentioning: "... including funding a project to help the students of David's brother Allan Phipps, a high school teacher in South Florida, design and build a solar-powered car that competed in the Dell-Winston School Solar Race from Texas to New York; and the remaining money went to a variety of ..."

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News: The world's first solar powered airplane

Siliconindia.com has an article mentioning: "... Bangalore: Bertrand Picard and his team is all set to fly an airplane of solar impulse. The initial version of the solar plane spans 61 metres, but weighs about 1500 Kilogram (Kg). It will undergo trials providing evidence that it can fly at night ..."

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