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24/12/2014
by Jeroen Haringman
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Looking back at 2014 and forward to 2015

2014_2015_newyearThe year 2014 is drawing to end, and that means that it’s time to both look back and look ahead.

For me personally, 2014 was the year that turned my life upside down with the birth of my twin boys. I was expecting turmoil, but nothing could have prepared me for the actual upheaval. Yet, I love it all as much I love them :D As an aside, it taught me the very definition of sleep deprivation – something the solar teams will understand as they feverishly work on their cars and boats towards deadlines. It did, however, inevitably forced me to make choices, so I couldn’t cover the Carrera Solar Atacama and the Solar1 Monte Carlo Cup. Continue Reading →

21/12/2014
by Jeroen Haringman
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2015 Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge team overview

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In the PDF document this article links to I’ve collected as much information about the the teams that participate in the 2015 Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge as I could find. I’ve found most of the teams on the event’s website, but also a few from announcements on their own online channels.

As far as I’ve found out at this point in time, there will be 21 teams participating in the event. These teams come from the following countries: Continue Reading →

14/12/2014
by Jeroen Haringman
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2015 Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge

abu_dhabi_solar_challenge_logoExactly one month from now, on January 15th, 2015, the Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge will start. As it is the first time for this event to be held, it’s doubly exciting! More than twenty solar car teams from all over the world will travel to the United Arab Emirates for a four day event.

I can now also “officially” reveal that I will travel to Abu Dhabi to attend the event, and live blog about it. This was made possible by the International Solarcar Federation, for which I am very grateful.

Click for ADSC route

Click for ADSC route

The route of the event (click image on the right) will take the teams over a distance of 1200 km both along the coast and deep into the desert. The landscapes should be spectacular.

As can be seen on the map, on all days except day three, the teams return to the city of Abu Dhabi at the end of the race day, which should make blogging about the event a bit easier.

 

According to the climate tables for Abu Dhabi, the teams can expect warm, sunny days, which should make the lives of the team strategists a bit easier :) (but you never know for certain!)

In the coming weeks, I will publish a team list, and one or more team overview so we can follow their activities. I’ve seen on the social media that many teams have started preparations for the event, so there should be lot of good stuff. During the event, I will blog (mainly on the social media) about what I observe of the event itself. I’m really excited to be going there! :D

If you read this, and are a member of one of the participating teams, and if you would like to share some information for me which might be interesting to write about, please contact me by e-mail (or shout out on the Facebook or Twitter page)

02/11/2014
by Jeroen Haringman
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Beautiful 2014 European Solar Challenge photos

ESC_logoThis is the final installment of my posts about the 2014 European Solar Challenge. A French guy named Lucian Jenny (whom I didn’t know otherwise) showed me some of the beautiful photos he took of the solar cars, and I asked him if he’d like them published through my website. He liked that very much, and kindly allowed me to simply copy his entire memory card of photos to the hard drive of my laptop.

SunCruiser and SolarWorld GT underway in front of the solar panel trackers that surround the Zolder race track

SunCruiser and SolarWorld GT underway in front of the solar panel trackers that surround the Zolder race track (click the photo for the album) Photo by Lucien Jenny

I’ve made a selection of what I thought were the best photos and uploaded them in this album. Lucien was friendly enough to share his photos with me, and allowed me to publish them online. We made no formal agreements on copyright or anything, so please, respect his work. Share a link to the album or to individual photos in the album if you like, but please do not reupload as your own. Thank you.

02/11/2014
by Jeroen Haringman
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Sasol Solar Challenge video by Anadolu Solar Team

The Anadolu Solar Team, from Turkey, has published a great 22-minute video that shows the highlights of their experiences in the 2014 Sasol Solar Challenge (South Africa). The video shows the Anadolu solar car travelling through the breathtaking South African landscape, with the weather varying between great and absolutely horrible, meeting other solar cars on the road, etc.

The video is absolutely worth a watch, on full-screen and in HD.