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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