- List of solar car teams
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Australia
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Aurora Vehicle Association 1987 5+ 101 101 URL Sungroper
(Sungroper Solar Car Association)2001 2+ Sungroper 3 6 URL Sunshark
(University of Queensland)no longer active URL UNSW Solar Racing Team
(University of New South Wales)1995 4 Sunswift IV 73 URL Belgium
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Umicore Solar Team
(Group T - Leuven Engineering College)2004 4 Umicar Imagine 8 URL Brazil
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website USP Solar
(University of São Paulo)1997 1 The Banana Enterprise 88 URL Canada
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Blue Sky Solar Racing
(University of Toronto)1998 5 Cerulean 77 English Éclipse
(École de technologie supérieure)1992 7 Éclipse 7 92 French
EnglishEsteban
(École Polytechnique de Montréal)1998 5 Esteban V 55 French
EnglishMcGill University Solarcar Team - Team iSun
(McGill University)1992 3 iSun 66 French
EnglishMcMaster Solar Car Project
(McMaster University)1997 4 Phoenix II 116 English Midnight Sun
(University of Waterloo)1990 10 Midnight Sun X 24 English Omega Solar
(Durham College and UOIT)2008 1 Arctic Sun None English Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team
(Queen's University)1988 11 Aurum 100 English SunStang Solar Car Project
(University of Western Ontario)1991 6 SunStang 96 English UBC Solar
(University of British Columbia)2008 1 Raven None English University of Calgary Solar Car Team
(University of Calgary)2004 3 Schulich Axiom 65 English University of Ottawa Solar Race Team
(University of Ottawa)1989 2 RALOS II 125 English The Power of One, solar car project
(Marcelo da Luz)1999 1 Xof1 125 English
frenchChile
Team name(Affiliation) Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website UChile Conecta
(ingenieria.uchile.cl/)2007 1 Eolian 35 URL Denmark
Team name(Affiliation) Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Solvogn Danmark
(Sønderborg Teknikum)1986 3 TheThird (1996) 23 URL France
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Helios 1992 4 Helios IV 4 URL Germany
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website HS Bochum Solar Car Team
(Hochschule Bochum)1999 3 Solarworld No.1
BOcruiser42(WSC)
10 (ASC 2010)
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12(WSC)FH-SW Solar Racing e.V.
(Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt)2007 1 (planned) SSC1 India
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website D.T.U Solar Car
(D.T.U {DCE})2006 Three {03} Avenir[disambiguation needed ] SOLARIS007 Web Portal
NSIT Solar Car
(NSIT)2008 1 Advay N.A. URL Iran
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Persian Gazelle Solar Car Team
(University of Tehran)2004 2 Persian Gazelle 1 & 2 7 [1]
[2]Havin Solar Car Team
(Qazvin Islamic Azad University)2009 1 HAVIN 1 73 [3] Japan
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Akita University ' Ashiya University Solar Car Project 1992 3 Ashiya SkyAceTIGA URL Honda 1990 3 Honda Dream 3 Junk Yard 1998 1 Spirit of Junkyard 16 URL Kyocera
and Kitami Institute of Technology1987 ? Son of Sun 77 Mitsubishi Materials 1996 1 Sun Challenger 33 Nagoya Institute of Technology 1992 ' URL Tokai University 1991 9 Tokai Challenger
Tokai Spirit
Tokai Falcon60
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URLToyota 1989 ? Toyota RaRa X 8 Osaka Institute of Technology Iris Type ONE URL Osaka Sangyo University OSU Model S URL Kanazawa Institute of Technology KIT Golden Eagle4 URL Team Shimon ' Hama Zero ' Hoxan ' Ritsumeikan University Vi-mana09 URL Tottori University ' Waseda University 1990 Sky Blue Waseda Yamaguchi University ' URL Zero to Darwin Project 1991 3 ' 151 URL Team OKINAWA 2009 3 LEQUION 90 URL The Netherlands
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Solar Team Twente
(University of Twente)2004 3 21revolution 21 URL Nuon Solar Team
(Delft University of Technology)2001 5 Nuna 5 3 URL Pakistan
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Solar Samba
(NED University, Karachi)1997 1 Saudi Arabia
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Seraaj
(KFUPM)2011 1 Seraaj 63 URL South Africa
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Sunna
(Divwatt)2008 1 Sunna 15 URL Advanced Energy Foundation
(Non-profit Group)2008 1 Sanyo Iritron 12 URL Deutsche Schule Johannesburg
(German Intl high school)2009 1 tba 1 URL Switzerland
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website sCHooler
(United High Schools of Biel/Bienne)1996 1 [] Spirit of Biel
(Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne)1987 1 [] Spirit of Biel II
(Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne)1990 1 [] Spirit of Biel III
(Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bienne)1993 1 [] Heliox Solar Team
(Dominic de Vries)2007 1 [1] SWISSPIRIT
[4]2009 could not start: official version as damaged 1 SWISSPIRIT 71 URL Turkey
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website ATILIM SOLLAR
(Atilim University)2003 2 HASAT , MELIH TURGUT ATILIMSOLLAR OSCAR Solar Car Team
(Eskisehir Osmangazi University)2009 2 OSCAR/9 009 OSCAR/9 METU Robot Society
(Middle East Technical University)2003 3 ODTU-TEK ' ODTU-TEK SAITEM-Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Application Community
(Sakarya University)2003 5 SAGUAR II 6 SAITEM Bogazici University Solar Car Team
(Bogazici University)2006 2 Theia 59R B.U. solar car web site EGETET
(Ege University2006 1 EgEFE, EgEFE+, EgEFE jr. http://www.egefe.org H.Ü. Formula G Team
(Hacettepe University2007 2 Hünkar, Hünkar-D #23, Unknown HUNKAR website SOCRAT
(Istanbul University)2008 1 SOCRAT 1 SOCRAT WebSite ITU Solar Car Team
(Istanbul Technical University)2003 4 ARIba 4 34(WSC) ITU-SCT ecoMAGNESIA Solar Car Team
(Celal Bayar University)2007 1 MAGAR H2 EcoMagnesia Website METU SoularCAR TEAM
(Middle East Technical University)2003 2 SoularCar 1&2 URL SOLAMAR
(Marmara University)2006 1 Marti SOLARIS
(Dokuz Eylul University)2004 2 Solaris 3 URL Yenerji
(Middle East Technical University)2006 1 Myst YTU AESK
(Yildiz Technical University)2004 1 Barracuda X URL Hitit Gunesi Solar Car Team
(Ankara University)2003 2 Günebakan hititgunesi.net YASARGUNES1
Yasar University2009 2 YASAR GUNES-1,YASAR GUNES-2 YASARGUNES SOLAR CAR TEAM WEB SITE United Kingdom
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Cambridge University Eco Racing
(University of Cambridge)2007 1 Affinity (codenamed Alice) URL Durham University Solar Car
(Durham University)2004 1 DUSC2008 175 URL UCL SolarFox
(University College London)2007 1 SolarFox3 URL United States of America
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Arizona Solar Racing Team
(University of Arizona)1997 5 Drifter 2.0 8 URL Arizona State University Solar Vehicle Team
(Arizona State University)1990 2 Sun Devil Cruiser URL Bloomington High School South Solar Racing
(Bloomington High School South)1997 5 Komachi URL CalSol
(University of California, Berkeley)1991 6 Impulse 254 URL Cal State LA Solar Car Team
(Cal State, Los Angeles)1990 3 Solar Eagle III 8 URL Georgia Southern University Solar Vehicle Team
(Georgia Southern University)2007 1 URL SolarJackets
(Georgia Institute of Technology)2001 1 URL ISU Solar Race Team
(Illinois State University)2004 4 Mercury IV 5 URL KSU Solar Racing Team
(Kansas State University)1995 5 ReParagon (2008) 28 URL Los Altos Solar Vehicle Team
Los Altos High School2001 Solar Shadow III Missouri S&T Solar Car Team
(Missouri University of Science and Technology)1991 9 Solar Miner VII (2010) 42 URL MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)1985 11 Chopper Del Sol 4 URL Mizzou Solar Car Team
(University of Missouri)1992 6 SunTiger VI 43 URL Montana State University
(Montana State University)1995 2 Double Black Diamond 406 URL Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team
(NFA Solar Racing Team)2007 Sol Machine VII URL NUsolar
(Northwestern University)1999 5 sc5 11
URLOhio State Solar Vehicle Team
(The Ohio State University)1993[5] 1 Firefly URL Oregon State University Solar Vehicle Team
(Oregon State University)2005 1 Raindancer URL Prairie View A&M University Solar Car Team
(Prairie View A&M University)1995 1 Principia Solar Car Team
(Principia College)1991 8 Ra 7s 32 URL Project SARA
(Project SARA)2007 1 SARA I 1 URL Purdue Solar Racing
(Purdue University)1993 8 Pulsar
Celeritas314 URL RPI Solar Car Racing Team
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)2008 2 'Photon' URL Rutgers Solar Car Team
(Rutgers University)2009 1 1 URL SOL of Auburn
(Auburn University)7 URL SIUE Solar Racing Team
(Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)2004 1 Cougar Cruiser 9000 57 URL Solar Racing Team at TTU
(Texas Tech University)2009 1 Raider 1 23 URL SPHS Solar Knights
(South Plantation High School)2005 2 The Solar Knight II URL Stanford solar car project
(Stanford University)1989 10 Xenith 16 URL Sunseeker
(Western Michigan University)1990 5 Sunseeker 786 URL Sunsetters NDSU Solar Race Team
(North Dakota State University)2001 2 Prairie Fire GT 22 URL Team New England
(MIT) (no longer affiliated)
(UMASS Lowell) (no longer affiliated)
(Northern Essex Community College) (historic affiliation)1993 5 28 URL PrISUm
(Iowa State University)1989 9 Sol Invictus 9 URL Texas A&M Solar Motorsports Team
(Texas A&M University)12 URL West Point
(United States Military Academy)1995 1 Onondaga 27 URL University of Kentucky Solar Car Team
(University of Kentucky)1999 4 Gato del Sol IV 3 URL University of Michigan Solar Car Team
(University of Michigan)1989 11 Quantum 2
URLUniversity of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project
(University of Minnesota)1990 9 Centaurus II 35 URL University of Toledo Solar Car Team
(University of Toledo)2010 1 URL University of Texas at Austin Solar Vehicle Team
(University of Texas at Austin)1989 3 Samsung Solorean URL University of Utah Solar Vehicle Design Team
University of Utah2001 1 Steel Sun Beast URL UVA Solar Car Team
(University of Virginia)1998 3 Solar Revolution III 87 URL Viking XX Team
(Western Washington University)1990 1 20 URL Winston Solar Car Team
(The Winston School)1990 9 The Hunter URL Venezuela
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website USB Solar Venezuela
(Universidad Simón Bolívar)2005 1 USB SOLAR, Araguaney I 206 URL New Zealand
Team name
(Affiliation)Year started Number of cars Current car Car # Website Solar Fern
(Solar Fern Racing)2006 1 Solar Fern 35 URL See also
World Solar Challenge
North American Solar ChallengeReferences
- ^ http://www.persian-gazelle.com/PG1/first%20site/english/index.htm
- ^ http://www.persian-gazelle.com/PG1/first%20site/persian/index.htm
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- ^ (Schools of Switzerland : HSB Biel/Bienne, IMT Neuchâtel EPFL, HEIG Yverdon-les-Bains, EIF Fribourg, EIG Genève, HE-ARC Le Locle, CPLN Neuchâtel)
- ^ The OSU solar team was formed shortly after the beginning of the 1993-1994 school year in September, 1993; they first competed in Sunrayce 95
Photovoltaics Concepts - Photoelectric effect
- Photovoltaics
- History of photovoltaics
- Timeline of solar cells
- Solar insolation
- Solar constant
- Solar cell efficiency
- Third generation photovoltaic cell
- Solar cell research
- Quantum efficiency of a solar cell
- Cadmium telluride
- Thermophotovoltaic
- Polycrystalline silicon photovoltaics
- Thermodynamic efficiency limit
- Sun-free photovoltaics
- Polarizing organic photovoltaics
Photovoltaic system Solar cells- Solar cell
- Solar panel
- Thin film solar cell
- Polymer solar cell
- Nanocrystal solar cell
- Organic solar cell
- Quantum dot solar cell
- Hybrid solar cell
- Plasmonic solar cell
- Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics
- Dye-sensitized solar cell
- Cadmium telluride photovoltaics
- Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells
- Multijunction photovoltaic cell
- Printed solar panel
System components- Solar charge controller
- Solar inverter
- Solar micro-inverter
- Solar cable
- Solar combiner box
- Photovoltaic mounting system
- Maximum power point tracker
- Solar tracker
- Solar shingles
- Solar mirror
System concepts- Perturb and observe method
- Incremental conductance method
- Constant voltage method
- Fill factor
- Concentrated photovoltaics
- Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector
- Space-based solar power
- Watt-peak
Applications Appliances- Solar-powered refrigerator
- Solar air conditioning
- Solar lamp
- Solar charger
- Solar backpack
- Solar tree
- Solar-powered pump
- Solar-powered watch
- Solar Tuki
- Photovoltaic keyboard
- Solar road stud
- Solar cell phone charger
- Solar notebook
- Solar powered calculator
- Solar powered fountain
- Solar powered radio
- Solar powered flashlight
- Solar fan
- Solar street light
- Solar traffic light
Land transport- Solar vehicle
- Solar car
- Solar roadway
- Solar golf cart
- The Quiet Achiever
- Sunmobile
Air transport- Electric aircraft
- Mauro Solar Riser
- Solar panels on spacecraft
- Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One
- Gossamer Penguin
- Qinetiq Zephyr
- Solar Challenger
Water transportSolar vehicle racing- Solar car racing
- List of solar car teams
- Solar challenge
- Solar Cup
- Blue Sky Solar Racing
- Frisian Solar Challenge
- UC Solar Team
- Solar Splash
- South African Solar Challenge
- Tour de Sol
- World Solar Challenge
- Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge
- North American Solar Challenge
- Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge
Generation systems - Solar Energy Generating Systems
- Stand-alone photovoltaic power system
- Grid-connected photovoltaic power system
- Rooftop photovoltaic power station
- Topaz Solar Farm
- Solar Ark
- Solar Umbrella house
- Erlasee Solar Park
- Guadarranque solar power plant
- Pocking Solar Park
- Copper Mountain Solar Facility
- Wyandot Solar Facility
- Köthen Solar Park
- Building-integrated photovoltaics
- Moura Photovoltaic Power Station
- Nevada Solar One
- Beneixama photovoltaic power plant
- Gottelborn Solar Park
- Darro Solar Park
- Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park
- Blythe Photovoltaic Power Plant
- Strasskirchen Solar Park
- Puertollano Photovoltaic Park
- Alamosa photovoltaic power plant
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