Tokai University Team Equipped with Sharp Solar Cells Takes Part in Global Green Challenge Solar Car Race : SHARP

Tokai University Team Equipped with Sharp Solar Cells Takes Part in Global Green Challenge Solar Car Race Race duration: October 24 to 31, 2009 Powered by Sharp solar cells, the Tokai University team is shooting for victory in the Global Green Challenge, a solar car race covering 3,000 kilometers between Darwin and Adelaide, Australia. We’ll be bringing you up-to-date reports on the progress of the race and other vital news from along the route.

November 4, 2009
A meeting held to announce the victory of Tokai University’s Sharp solar cell-equipped entry in the solar car category of the Global Green Challenge 2009, one of the world’s largest solar car races

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Tokai University Wins 2009 Global Green Challenge in Solar Car Equipped with Sharp Solar Cells

Driving a solar car equipped with Sharp compound solar cells, the Tokai University team won the Global Green Challenge, one of the world’s largest solar car races.

Solar cell type: Sharp compound solar cells
Cell conversion efficiency: 30%
Output: 1. 8kW

The Global Green Challenge is an evolution of the World Solar Challenge, which ran annually from 1987 to 2007 and has now been expanded to include fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles. The best teams from around the globe compete in what is considered to be the world’s premier solar car rally.
The race starts in Darwin in the north of Australia and winds its way south through Alice Springs and other locations to finish up in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. This year’s race has 38 entrants including the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), the University of Michigan, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University (United States), Cambridge University (England), and The Aurora Vehicle Association Inc (Australia).
Participation in the Global Green Challenge means more than just going fast. It is an opportunity to show the world the benefits of solar energy and raise awareness about the environment.

Overview of the Global Green Challenge

·Race duration: October 24 to 31, 2009

·Race course: Darwin to Adelaide (distance of 3,012 km), Australia

·Organized by: South Australian Motor Sport Board (established by the state government of South Australia)

·Website: http://www.globalgreenchallenge.com.au/

·Event schedule
October 24: Track testing
October 25: Start of race in Darwin
October 31: Awards ceremony in Adelaide

November 4, 2009		A meeting held to announce the victory of Tokai University’s Sharp solar cell-equipped entry in the solar car category of the Global Green Challenge 2009, one of the world’s largest solar car races
October 31, 2009		The awards ceremony for the Global Green Challenge was held today at 6:00 p.m. at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
October 30, 2009		The Tokai Challenger solar car was on display today in Victoria Square in the center of Adelaide. The venue was crowded with locals and members of other race teams.
October 29, 2009		Today was the fifth day of the Global Green Challenge. Following the Tokai Challenger’s first-ever victory in the race the day before, the team members woke up this morning and left the checkpoint on the outskirts of Adelaide just after 8:00 a.m. Kenjiro Shinozuka drove the car to Victoria Square in the center of Adelaide and passed the official race finish line at 9:10 a.m..
October 28, 2009		On this fourth day of the race, the Tokai University solar car team finished in first place.
October 27, 2009		Today is the moment we have been waiting for: the start of the Global Green Challenge solar car race.
October 26, 2009		On the second day of the race, it was clear and sunny when the race began, but a sandstorm started at around 9:00 a.m. At around noon, the weather started to gradually improve, clearing up later in the afternoon.
October 25, 2009		Today is the moment we have been waiting for: the start of the Global Green Challenge solar car race.
October 24, 2009		In today’s time trials, the Tokai Challenger, a solar car developed by the Tokai University Challenge Center team, which is made up mainly of students from Tokai University, recorded a time of 2 minutes and 7.54 seconds on the timed lap, which secured it the fourth starting position.