Since major developments in the late 2000s greatly reduced the cost of producing panels, solar energy has made some of the largest leaps forward of all alternative energy sources. One example of the growing acceptance of solar is Australia’s World Solar Challenge where 50 teams will test their models for fully-functioning solar cars against one another and the rugged environment of the Outback.
Judges of the competition are looking for the most efficient and drivable vehicles. To that effect, the competition limits cars to no more than five kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy storage. The rest of the vehicles’ power must come from solar energy generated while out in the sun-scorched field.
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