Friday, March 28, 2008

News: Solar Powered Boat Concept

Product Reviews has an article mentioning: "... Permanent Link: Solar-Powered Car attempting round the world trip: is this the end of oil ..."

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

News: Students Compete With Solar Car

WLFI.com has an article mentioning: "... Waltke said consumers won't see solar powered cars in showrooms anytime soon. He said it is nearly impossible to get enough solar power to completely recharge the battery on cloudy ..."

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

News: Student's scooter effort a bright idea

Cochrane Times has an article mentioning: "... Grade 7 Manachaban Middle School student Chris Smith is working on a solar powered scooter that will get him to school next year. Although he had trouble with some early prototypes, the young scientist has persevered ..."

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

News: Meet the solar cabby

TODAYonline has an article mentioning: "... IN a solar-powered car, Mr Louis Palmer (picture), 33, has so far traversed more than 20 countries to find out what the world is doing to stop global ..."

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

News: Tribute to Sir Arthur C. Clarke to Air on Planetary Radio

The Planetary Society has an article mentioning: "... Director of The Planetary Society. 'He took part in many of our programs, was a contributor to our founding, and to our Cosmos 1 Solar Sail project, as well as to ..."

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Friday, March 21, 2008

News: The bright stuff

The Wenatchee World Online has an article mentioning: "... right, a senior energy services engineer with Chelan County PUD, tests a solar cell that Wenatchee High School students will use to power one of two solar drag racers. Experts from the PUD meet with the high school students every Monday after school to help with the project. (World photo/Kathryn ..."

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

News: PlanetSolar goes live

Adonnante.com has an article mentioning: "... of a partnership agreement with a company whose identity will be revealed this spring. The new agreement underwrites the construction of the PlanetSolar boat, enabling the project to go live ..."

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News: Solar cars will race to Calgary in July

Calgary Herald has an article mentioning: "... Energy conscious Calgarians can cheer on solar-powered cars this summer as they cross the finish line in North America's longest solar-powered car race ..."

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

News: The world is not enough

ArabianBusiness.com has an article mentioning: "... By the time hypersonic planes hit the market most airlines may have already replaced their existing fleet with solar-powered aeroplanes. Indeed, aircraft developer Solar Impulse recently said a plane that flies without fuel and produces no emissions is under ..."

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News: Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge Winner

Car Domain has an article mentioning: "... at my suggestion, since we don't have any categories for solar cars at the moment). The car can travel 35 mph and run all day if it's sunny enough ..."

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Monday, March 10, 2008

News: Young company has a bright idea — solar golf carts

St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article mentioning: "... Bennett is the president of Sol-Stainable Technologies, which converts ordinary electric golf carts into solar-powered carts. It was started last year by Bennett and three other fellow Crowder College students in Neosho in southwest Missouri ..."

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Sunday, March 9, 2008

News: Solar car goes to London

Central Maine Morning Sentinel has an article mentioning: "... SOLAR POWERED: Arthur Haines of Applied Robotics Company in Madison sits in a SUNN Pickup solar-powered vehicle that is being assembled for a customer in LaGrange, Texas, on Thursday. The vehicle is a kit that will be disassembled after ..."

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Friday, March 7, 2008

News: GiraSolar Group Prominently Present at First Solar Energy ...

WELT ONLINE has an article mentioning: "... and solutions, but also attracted a lot of attention by the presence of the Ariba team, the Turkish national champion of the Formula G solar car race, designed and build by the team of the Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (ITU). This year the Ariba team will also partake in the North ..."

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Sunday, March 2, 2008

News: Gearing up for a solar race

Cyprus Mail has an article mentioning: "... As part of the Solar Vehicle Race, a three-day workshop on designing a solar vehicle is coming to an end today ..."

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News: Neosho business developing solar-powered golf carts

Joplin Globe has an article mentioning: "... has seen the future, and it is sunny. Bennett is the president of Sol-Stainable Technologies, which converts ordinary electric golf carts into solar-powered carts ..."

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

News: Students harness power of sun

St. Petersburg Times has an article mentioning: "... Eastside Elementary fifth-graders learn from solar-powered car kits ..."

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

News: Solar is the Solution!

Mother Earth News has an article mentioning: "... Israel's Solar-Powered Car The engineering department at Tel Aviv University uses solar pane ..."

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

News: The Suntory Mermaid II Wave-Powered Boat

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... not the first time that Horie has done this trip. In 1992 he pedaled all the way from Hawaii to Okinawa, made his way across the Pacific in a solar powered boat, and ventured in a catamaran made out of recycled beer barrels ..."

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Monday, February 25, 2008

News: Sharjah students build solar car

AME Info has an article mentioning: "... Siemens and the American University of Sharjah have teamed up to support its students in building solar-powered cars. The car is expected to be finished by May 2008 and will be able to reach a speed up to 100km per hour using only the power ..."

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News: American University of Sharjah and Siemens team up to build the ...

AME Info has an article mentioning: "... a sponsorship agreement that will see eight engineering students from the AUS College of Engineering design and build the GCC's first student-built, solar powered car, capable of entering solar vehicle races ..."

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