Great results Nuna6 sponsored by ECN
With their solar race car, which the team designed and developed themselves, the Nuon Solar Team of TU Delft has won the second prize in the World Solar Challenge, a race with 30 international teams from Darwin to Adelaide. ECN is sponsor of the Nuna6.
The World Solar Challenge is the biennial world championship for solar racing, started on Sunday 16 October 2011. The finish was on Thursday 20 October 2011.
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Great results of Nuna6
Nuna6 is the lightest car ever built by the team, weighing about 145 kilos, which is about half the weight of the first Nuna that was built in 2001. This car is also the smallest member of the Nuna family with a length of exactly 444 centimetres. Nuna6 has been improved in all important areas compared to its predecessors. The electric motor has an efficiency of 98% and the air resistance is nearly 10% lower compared to the Nuna5.
This year the competition rules of the World Solar Challenge were subjecting the use of solar panels to strict demands. Teams could choose between 6 m2 silicon (earthly) solar cells or 3 m2 (more efficient) space solar cells. “After extensive research, we have for opted for the silicon cells for this edition, because they will to deliver the best results,” explains Nadine Rodewijk, in charge of PR & Ergonomics in the Nuon Solar Team.
Great results Nuna6
The World Solar Challenge is more than just a race; it is a kind of survival challenge. The race begins in Darwin and runs along the 3000 kilometres long Stuart Highway to Adelaide in the south. As the solar cars drive on the public roads, they would need to adhere to the speed limits and traffic rules of Australia. Every day, the teams started racing at 08:00 hrs in the morning until 17:00 hrs when they needed to stop. The team is going to Australia to bring the solar racing world cup to Delft once again.
ECN, sponsor of the Nuon Solar Team
The underlying purpose of this competition is to promote research of solar-powered vehicles. The support of the Nuon Solar Team fits perfectly in the sponsoring policy of ECN, given that ECN's objective is to develop sustainable energy technology and to bring this to the market. ECN supported the team with knowledge and expertise and had conducted measurements for the students of the Nuon Solar Team. Nadine: “ECN is one of the few research institutes that can actually test the solar cells in full size under good conditions, i.e. with a natural solar simulator. Testing of various solar cells and laminates and the assistance of ECN have enabled us to make a well-founded choice for Nuna6."
Click on the below link to watch the presentation of Nuna6 to the press.
