Solar energy? Well, our sun generates an incredible amount of energy. About one megawatt annually reaches Germany alone – on every square meter! It would be a waste not to use this abundance and so more and more photovoltaic systems decorate German rooftops.
But there is more to it. Imagine fueling a car with the power of the sun. Thousands of engineers and scientist all over the world are researching this technology already, for example Team Sonnenwagen of the universities RWTH and FH Aachen. Around the world dozens of solar cars are already being tested and experimented with and there are even races for them. One of them is the “Solar Challenge Morocco 2021”, which was being held in the autumn of 2021.
Seven teams from different countries are racing a total of 2,500 km through the Sahara Desert, passing the Atlas Mountains and more. And – you have guessed it – their only fuel is the energy provided by the sun.
Competing for Germany was the Team Sonnenwagen Aachen, comprised mostly of students of the RWTH and FH universities in the German city of Aachen. We are cooperating with the young men and women and equipped them with our tools to support them in their race for the “Olympic solar gold”. Why do we do that? To sponsor education, to reward dedication and commitment, to advance sustainable energy solutions and to support innovations.