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The solar-powered car, known as the Stella Terra, has successfully completed a 620-mile (1,000km) test drive across the challenging landscapes of Morocco and the Sahara. ๐ Developed by a team of students from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, this two-seat off-road vehicle is groundbreaking in its ability to travel long distances without recharging, thanks to its lightweight design and efficient solar panels on its roof. With a top speed of 145km/, weighing just 1,200kg and a range of at least 710km on a sunny day, the Stella Terra represents a leap in sustainable transportation technology. The car also incorporates a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, allowing it to operate in less sunny conditions and over shorter distances. Its solar panels generate enough electricity to power various devices, such as phones and cameras, making it highly versatile. The team behind Stella Terra, comprising 22 students aged 21 to 25, designed and built the car as part of their project, taking a year off from their studies to bring their vision to life. While the car faced some technical challenges during its journey through North Africa, they were easily solved, demonstrating the car's robustness and adaptability to off-road conditions. Learn more about their inspiring journey on the Solar team website and social media: https://solarteameindhoven.nl/stella-family Even though further work is needed before mass production, Stella Terra's 97% efficient solar converter and exceptional performance offer a promising avenue for the future of solar-powered vehicles! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/16/solar-powered-off-road-car-stella-terra-finishes-620-mile-test-drive-across-north-africa?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Highway vehicles release about 1.6 billion tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere each yearโmostly in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2)โcontributing to global climate change. Each gallon of gasoline you burn creates 20 pounds of GHG. That's roughly 6 to 9 tons of GHG each year for a typical vehicle. https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/21-07-2022-tue-students-develop-zero-emissions-car-that-actually-captures-co2-from-the-air-as-it-drives/
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By: Romy de Weert About a hundred students have worked on sustainable and affordable rental housing over the past six years. The three wooden houses are located in the Helmond district of Brandevoort, the Netherlands. With only the power of an aquarium pump, the house can be heated in the winter by heat generated in the summer. Students from Eindhoven University of Technology completed the first three sustainable wooden houses this week. A project they have been working on for six years. โIt took so long because we wanted to make sustainable and, above all, affordable homes,โ says Thomas van der Werff, who is involved in the project. โThat is exactly the approach of CASA, which stands for comfortable, affordable, sustainable alternative.โ Existing techniques Construction is responsible for 40 percent of global CO2 emissions. According to the students, it can be done a lot more sustainably with existing techniques. โWe don't have to reinvent the wheel for that,โ says Van der Werff. โWe have used techniques that already exist, but are not yet widely used.โ The concrete-free apartments - made of steel and recyclable wood - have a heat pump that works on direct current. The electricity is generated by solar panels on the roof. โBut the real secret is under the house,โ says Van der Werff. There is a water basin of 104 cubic meters. The heat that remains in the summer is extracted from the heat pump to heat the basin under the house. The heat stays there for months and can be used to heat the house in the winter months. No lost energy โSaving heat in a water basin is a technique that is used on farms,โ says Van der Werff. โWhy not try that with houses too?โ Because the excess heat is stored in the summer, no energy is lost. This prevents a peak load on the electricity grid. The heating and various techniques come together in the heart of the house: the 'service core'. Team CASA designed the control technology itself to enable all systems to communicate and control each other. โIn addition to being sustainable, we also made a smart home. It has demand-driven ventilation: sensors measure the air quality and temperature and ventilate when necessary.โ Inside and outside made of sustainable materials It is not only the energy system that makes the CASA houses sustainable. โThe houses are made of recyclable wood and the facade is made of bamboo,โ says Van der Werff. The latter is CO2-neutral, requires little maintenance and is fire-resistant. โIn addition, the house is modularly built,โ says Van der Werff. This means that several 'blocks' can be attached to the house, so that you can easily expand and shrink the building. Team manager Antoine Post is himself the first resident of one of the CASA houses. The other two apartments are rented out by housing corporation Woonbedrijf. Antoine is happy with the result. โWe experienced some delays, partly because of the longer delivery times of building materials, but our goal was to develop a sustainable, comfortable and affordable house. That worked!โ The three CASA homes are intended for social rent, with prices for an area of โโ60 square meters being around 600 euros per month. There seems to be little in the way of rolling out sustainable and affordable homes throughout the Netherlands. โBut we have to check whether the homes are suitable for every location,โ says Van der Werff. โA water basin like this cannot be placed in every type of soil.โ CASA 2.0 in the making According to Van der Werff, upscaling is necessary to keep it affordable. Team leader Post is therefore working with his start-up Integer Technologies on scaling up and commercializing the concept. He hopes to build a next version, the CASA 2.0.
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Dutch students from the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands have created a solar-powered motorhome, shaped like a huge teardrop. Expansive solar panels on the roof and on lateral wings allow the vehicle to travel up to 740 km (460 miles) on a sunny day. The team of inventors hope that their vehicle will inspire car makers and politicians to accelerate the transition toward green energy. https://youtu.be/mJmfmbLRTsw
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The Solar Team, a group of Dutch students at the Eindhoven University of Technology, have proved that travelling without harming the environment is possible. They have developed a solar-powered camper, Stella Vita, that can travel up to 730 kilometres on self-generated electricity thanks to solar panels on the roof. The electricity generated by the solar panels is enough for driving, showering, watching TV, charging electronic devices and making coffee. self-sustaining and independent. Learn more : https://solarteameindhoven.nl/ https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/09/28/dutch-students-develop-solar-powered-camper-to-travel-more-sustainably
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Students at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) built a car almost completely out of recycled waste. Twenty two students have worked on the car for one and a half year. The car is amongst others from used PET bottles, and plastics from the oceans. https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/08/eindhoven-students-built-car-mostly-recycled-waste
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