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Belgian Solar Team participates in world's most extreme Solar Challenge

The Innoptus Solar Team students, who became world champions in October 2023, are preparing for the SASOL Solar Challenge in South Africa.

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Belgians grab double gold in World Cup Australia

Belgians grab gold for second time in a row at World Cup Australia

The Innoptus Solar Team takes gold for the second time in a row, after already becoming world champions in 2019. The engineering students had a flawless edition.

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Belgians a sigh of victory in Australia World Cup final

Exciting duel in World Cup Australia: Belgian and Dutch team battle for leader's spot

The Innoptus Solar Team remained in the lead in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge today. Their pursuers, the Team from Twente, were able to make up some of their deficit and stranded just 24 kilometres from the Belgians. Over the next two days, both teams will pull out all the punches to take home the coveted world title.

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Belgians consolidate lead during scorching hot day in World Cup Australia

The Innoptus Solar Team was today able to increase its lead in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world solar car championship taking place in Australia. The students had to adjust their strategy several times throughout the day as less solar energy came in due to smoke from neighbouring forest fires on this scorching hot day. They are currently halfway through their journey from Darwin to Adelaide.

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Innoptus Solar Team - Belgians on top after dream start in World Cup Australia

Today, we took the lead after the first day of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world solar car championship taking place in Australia. We started in second place after our great qualifying lap yesterday and finished the day as number one thanks to a perfectly executed strategy.

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Solar Team sets Belgian record in World Cup qualifying round in Australia

Today, the Innoptus Solar Team drove the qualifying round for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world championship for solar cars taking place in Australia. They were able to set a time of 1:57.81, allowing them to start second in the race tomorrow.

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Belgian solar car passes technical inspection for World Cup flawlessly

Today, the solar car of the Innoptus Solar Team, KU Leuven's student team, underwent the mandatory checks for the world championship in Australia. They are participating this edition with the Infinite, the 10th Belgian solar car. Last edition in 2019, the Belgians became world champions.

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Innoptus Solar Team unveils latest innovation: "With this, we aim for double gold!"

Today, the Innoptus Solar Team unveiled their latest innovation, the rotating fin. They designed this innovation especially for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge that will start on 22 October. They believe this will give them a strong competitive advantage over their opponents.

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Innoptus Solar Team reveals the tenth Belgian solar car.

Today, the Innoptus Solar Team introduced the 'Infinite,' the tenth Belgian solar car. The team of 20 engineering students worked together for a year on this milestone solar vehicle. Their goal is to win the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia.

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Production of the tenth Belgian solar car begins

Feb. 16 - Today, the Innoptus Solar Team starts building the tenth Belgian solar car. In the coming months, the KU Leuven students will mainly be found in the production hall of Indupol International NV in Arendonk. Afterwards, this solar car will be extensively tested so that it is completely ready for the world championships in Australia in October.

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Belgian Solar Team reveals new name and main sponsor

Thursday, 12 January - The student team from Leuven that will compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October will go on as Innoptus Solar Team. This marks the end of the Agoria Solar Team era. As Agoria Solar Team, the engineering students were able to achieve quite a few impressive performances in recent years. In addition to being world champions, they also became European champions twice and were able to break a world record.

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Belgian Solar Team finishes in second place after eventful first participation in Sasol Solar Challenge

Today, the Agoria Solar Team finished second in the Sasol Solar Challenge. It is the first time the KU Leuven students participated in this competition. After a lot of bad luck and a technical failure of their battery, they still managed to finish in second place.

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Solar Team prepares for thrilling final stage

The Agoria Solar Team was able to cover 19 kilometres more today than their biggest competitor: the Dutch team from Delft. With this, they won the day's stage in the Sasol Solar Challenge. Tomorrow, the engineering students will compete one last time on South African soil. The students from KU Leuven hope to catch up and still win the race. It promises to be a thrilling final stage.

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Solar Team engages in strategic play with leaders in Sasol Solar Challenge

The Belgian Solar Team was unable to close the gap to the leaders, the Dutch team from Delft, today due to unexpected roadworks. Due to the strategy followed today, both teams took turns to lead the stage. The gap is less than 30 kilometres. With two days to go, it will be very exciting for the engineering students. After today's stage, the Agoria Solar Team has travelled about 3160 kilometres in the Sasol Solar Challenge. This is the longest distance a Belgian solar car could ever cover in a competition.

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Belgian Solar Team passes 'blind' stage flawlessly in Sasol Solar Challenge

Today, the Agoria Solar Team made it through the 'blind' stage of their race in South Africa. They only received the route yesterday. Due to this last-minute unveiling of the route, the Belgians still had to work out their strategy. The KU Leuven students endured this stage flawlessly. Due to the limitations of the route, they could not reduce the gap with the leaders today.

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Halfway through the challenge, Belgian Solar Team in second place after exciting battle

After a challenging stage, the Agoria Solar Team could not keep its first place in the Sasol Solar Challenge. The KU Leuven student team lost its leading position to its biggest competitor: the team from Delft. Their newest solar car, the BluePoint Atlas, had to climb two steep mountains today. This was quite a challenge for the solar car's motor, which was designed and produced by the students themselves. The exciting battle will continue over the next four days.

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Belgian Solar Team takes lead in Sasol Solar Challenge

The Belgian Solar Team took the lead in the Sasol Solar Challenge today. With their newest solar car, the BluePoint Atlas, they were able to cover almost 80 kilometres more than their biggest competitor. This not only enabled them to win today's stage, but also to take first place in the overall ranking.

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Solar Team wins second stage and reduces gap on leader in Sasol Solar Challenge

After their bad luck day yesterday, the Agoria Solar Team was able to make up a lot of kilometres in the Sasol Solar Challenge today. They were able to catch up 38 kilometres of the 100 kilometres they were behind. Tonight the marathon stage is on the programme. In this stage, the reliability of their newest solar car, the BluePoint Atlas, will be put to the test.

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Belgian Solar Team finishes in second place after a day of bad luck

The Agoria Solar Team could start second in the Sasol Solar Challenge today. After a smooth start, the Belgians had a day full of bad luck. The chase vehicle of the solar car, which checks the status of the important parameters of the solar car, drove through a pot hole and got two flat tyres. A few hours later, an uneven road caused the solar car to end up on two wheels. As a result, many kilometres were lost today.

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Solar Team starts in second place in Sasol Solar Challenge

Belgian Solar Team unveils secret weapon as it prepares for the next challenge

Belgian solar car drives for the first time in South Africa

Thursday 25 August - The Agoria Solar Team was able to test their newest solar car, the BluePoint Atlas, for the first time today in South Africa. The solar car will be competing in the Sasol Solar Challenge in less than a month. To make sure the solar car didn't get damaged during transport, it was tested today on a closed test track.

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29 July 2022

Belgian Solar Team looks back on the race in Morocco

It took a while, but this is the official aftermovie of the Moroccan Solar Challenge. With their solar car, the BluePoint Altas, the Agoria Solar Team managed to cross villages as well as mountains. This resulted in a well-deserved second place. Now, almost 10 months later, the team is leaving for South Africa with the same solar car. This solar car has evolved a lot in the meantime and is ready to be tested again. But before they embark on this adventure, let's take a look back at how it all started.

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Belgian solar car breaks world record: 1051 kilometers in 12 hours

The Agoria Solar Team has managed to set the record for 'most number of kilometers driven with a solar car in 12 hours'. The KU Leuven student team managed to cover 1051 kilometers in 12 hours with their latest solar car, the BluePoint Atlas. With this they broke the previous record of 924 kilometers in 12 hours that had been held by the Dutch Solar Team from Delft since 2020.

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29 October 2021

Silver for Belgian Solar Team in Morocco

The Agoria Solar Team took part in its first competition on the African continent, in October 2021, in the beautiful Morocco. In just five days' time, teams from all over the world were challenged to cover a distance of 2,500 kilometres in a self-built solar car, powered entirely by solar ene...

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29 October 2021

Agoria Solar Team strengthens second place after stage full of obstacles

Thursday, October 28 - The Agoria Solar Team strengthened their second place during the penultimate stage in Morocco. The storm of the night before caused additional obstacles on the already challenging course. Tomorrow is the last chance for the team to catch up with the Dutch competitors.

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Agoria Solar Team drops in rankings after hectic day in Moroccan Sahara

Wednesday, October 27 - The Agoria Solar Team drops to second place in the Solar Challenge Morocco. Hectic traffic and tire trouble caused problems for the solar car. The team is over half way through the race in Morocco after today.

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27 October 2021

Agoria Solar Team retains first place after neck-and-neck race during mountain stage

Tuesday, October 26 - The Agoria Solar Team was the first to set off this morning on the longest and most mountainous stage of the Solar Challenge Morocco. The KU Leuven student team finished two minutes behind the Dutch competitors from Twente. The first place in the standings remains intact.

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26 October 2021

Agoria Solar Team wins first stage in Morocco

The Agoria Solar Team started third in the Solar Challenge Morocco in the morning of Monday, 25 october 2021. The KU Leuven student team was soon able to overtake the Dutch competitors in the hectic Moroccan traffic. The team was also able to maintain its first place during the tough climb in the Atlas Mountains.

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19 September 2021

Belgian Solar Team wins European championship

For the second time in a row, the Agoria Solar Team can call themselves European Champions. The student team was the first to cross the line of the iLumen European Solar Challenge.

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2 August 2021

Agoria Solar Team reveals new Belgian solar car

The Agoria Solar Team has proudly presented their new solar car in front of the Afrikamuseum in Tervuren. 20 ambitious engineering students from the KU Leuven University unveiled the high-tech car they have designed and built over the past year. Noteworthy? The solar-powered car has only three wheels and a unique streamlined bullet shape.

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9 April 2021

Team starts building the next solar car!

Today the Solar Team has started building the ninth Belgian solar car. The bar is set high, because with their previous solar car, the BluePoint, the Belgian team has won both the European and the world championships. The student team can again count on the support of the Indupol company in Arendonk, where the team will build the new solar car. Frank Jansen, managing director of Indupol, placed the first building block of the car.

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12 February 2021

No Solar Challenge in Australia, new challenges ahead!

It has been confirmed that the World Solar Challenge 2021 in Australia will not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a major setback for the solar team community and our team, as we have been working tirelessly towards this adventure over the last seven months.

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30 November 2020

No race in South Africa

The outbreak of the coronavirus has introduced a lot of changes in the past year, and this was no different for our team. For more than a year, our team has been working towards the SASOL Solar Challenge in South Africa. The team has made the difficult decision to not participate in this challenge.

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22 November 2020

Agoria Solar Team opens tenth edition of the Day of Science

On Sunday 22 November, the Agoria Solar Team opened the live show of the tenth edition of the Day of Science. A special anniversary edition, because the Day of Science took place completely digitally for the very first time.

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17 October 2020

One year since the World Solar Challenge 2019

One year ago, we won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. After racing 3021 km through the Australian outback, we were the first team to cross the finish line in Adelaide. For this special occasion, we present our official aftermovie. Enjoy!

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20 September 2020

Belgian solar car wins European championship

Since this weekend, the Belgian Solar Team can call itself not only world champion but also European champion. The solar car BluePoint was the winner of the iLumen European Solar Challenge on Sunday at 1pm. The highest number of laps was thanks to a fast car and a strong strategy. This is the third win in a row for the Belgian Solar Team, after winning in Chile in 2018 and at the World Championship in Australia in 2019.

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The next challenge

In the weekend of 19 and 20 September 2020, the European Solar Challenge will take place at the circuit of Zolder in Belgium. The race is better known as the European Championship for solar cars and lasts 24 hours. ...

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1 May 2020

Sasol Solar Challenge postponed to February

The recent Coronavirus outbreak has brought many changes and uncertainty. Yesterday, we found out that the race in South Africa for which we have been working for almost a year is being postponed. That means we won't be racing in September this year, but the race will take place in February 2021.

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17 October 2019

A dream comes true

Today we took home the world title for the first time. We worked on the BluePoint for 15 months. It quickly became clear that it was a challenge and not a race, even some experienced teams didn't make it to the finish.

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16 October 2019

Wind drives us towards gold on the world championship

We have risen to second in the world championship for solar cars. But not in the way we had hoped, because Tuesday afternoon strong winds advanced that caused some dangerous situations.

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14 October 2019

Sailing to third place

We have climbed up to third place in the World Solar Car Championship. We are now 30 kilometres ahead of our pursuers, thanks to our optimised system for sailing with the wind.

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13 October 2019

First race day in Australia

After an impressive qualifying lap by our professional racing pilot Bert Longin, we started fourth in Darwin. We covered 633 kilometers today, which is 50 kilometers more than last year's edition. This is due to the fact that the BluePoint is lighter and more efficient than the previous car ...

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12 October 2019

Solar Team drives Belgian record during qualifications for World Cup

This article is only available in Dutch

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Will Siemens lead the Agoria Solar Team to the win?

Thumbs up for Belgium 2 years ago, for their 3rd place in the bi-annual Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2017. This year, a team of 19 KU Leuven students aims at even topping that achievement. As the ‘Agoria Solar Team’, they want to take the BluePoint, that’s how the successor of the previous Punch 2 is called, straight to the win. Of course, that requires some design improvements. That’s where Siemens Digital Industries Software has been instrumental. Let’s have a look how!

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28 September 2019

Almost race ready

Saturday, two weeks before the race: this day was marked in our calendars as the infamous tinkerstop. This big deadline ensured that the team would stop adding extra modifications to the BluePoint and that the car would be completely race ready. After this deadline, we would only ...

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24 September 2019

Testing & playing soccer

After a successful first day of testing, we almost immediately moved on to the next one. Before the race, we try to drive many kilometers with the BluePoint to ensure that every new part works and is properly assembled. Between each test day, we have two days for maintenance to the car and to ...

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18 September 2019

First testing day in Australia

After the arrival of our solar car in Darwin, we immediately got to work to get the BluePoint ready before we would drive the first test kilometers. About a week and a half later, the car was completely ready to go to the track. At the moment, the tests are done on a runway because the BluePoint...

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11 September 2019

Arrived in Australia!

Since the very beginning of the project, we have been counting down the days to the beginning of September, to finally depart to Australia for the start of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Last week, the day finally came and we left Belgium for unknown territories! We arrived in Darwin, ...

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3 July 2019

The Belgian Solar Team proudly presents the BluePoint

On Wednesday the 3rd of July, we presented our brand new solar car. In exactly one year time we designed, produced and assembled the newest solar car, powered entirely by solar energy.

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8 May 2019

150 youngsters present their inventions during the 15th edition of the Solar Olympics

On Wednesday the 8th of May 2019, the Belgian Solar Team organised the 15th edition of the Solar Olympics. This is a competition in which secondary school students from all over Flanders are challenged to build an object on solar energy. During the finale, the youngsters showcased their result to a jury to win big prizes.

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26 April 2019

Solar Team organizes second partner event

Our team and progress relies on the support & feedback from over 150 partners in many different sectors. Last Thursday, we invited our partners to join us in the Antwerp Port House for our Partner Event. The theme of the evening: the four pillars of the Solar Team.

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27 February 2019

Punch Powertrain Solar Team becomes Agoria Solar Team

We have a very big announcement to make: we are proud to announce that we are now officially called the Agoria Solar Team and Punch Powertrain will pass the torch to Agoria as main sponsor of our team.

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10 January 2019

What's next?

2018 was a year of changes. After the third place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October of 2017, the seventh Belgian Solar Team started recruiting the new team. A team of 20 students was elected to join and in July of 2018, they started their journey as the eight Belgian Solar Team. The first months...

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25 October 2018

Race Report CSA 2018

In October of 2018, we participated in the Carrera Solar Atacama, also referred to as the most extreme race for solar cars. We took part with the Punch 2, the solar car which had finished third in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge the year before. The race lasted five and a half days and took...

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26 October 2018

Bélgica quedó primero!

(This article is only available in Dutch.)

Ja: het is zo ver, het Belgische Solar Team is eerste geëindigd! We zijn officieel als eerste over de finish van de Carrera Solar Atacama gereden, ver voor de andere teams.

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25 October 2018

Casi al final

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Vlak voor het einde van de vierde racedag, dinsdag, besloten we de bergen in te trekken. Na onze controlestop in San Pedro de Atacama hebben we ongeveer een kwartiertje gereden voor we uitkwamen bij Llano de la Paciencia...

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24 October 2018

La subida mas dificil

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Vier dagen zijn we onderweg, de tijd vliegt! In totaal hebben we al meer dan 1700 kilometers afgelegd. We hebben 4 controle stops gedaan, waardoor we 2 uur hebben bijgeladen én we hebben de hoogste bergtop in de race beklommen!

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23 October 2018

Diez mil kilómetros

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Na de derde race dag in Chili staan we nog steeds aan de leiding én hebben we een persoonlijk record verbroken. Daarnaast legde de Punch 2 haar tienduizendste kilometer af, halverwege de meest extreme race ter wereld.

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22 October 2018

Un resumen del primer y segundo dìa

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Ondertussen zitten de twee eerste racedagen in Chili er op. De Carrera Solar Atacama, beter bekend als de meest extreme race voor zonnewagens ter wereld, blijft ons verrassen met haar veelzijdigheid.

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19 October 2018

En la víspera de la carrera

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Één dag voor de race in Chili zijn de laatste voorbereidingen volop aan de gang. Onze kwalificatie ronde liep niet zoals we hadden verdacht, waardoor we nu als laatste starten aan de race. No worries: niets is verloren en we mikken nog altijd op de eerste...

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16 October 2018

En preparación para la carrera

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Ondertussen zijn er nog vier dagen te gaan tot het begin van de Carrera Solar Atacama: de meest extreme race voor zonnewagens, 2500 kilometer dwars door Chili. De race start op zaterdag 20 oktober om 12 uur lokale tijd, wat overeen komt met 17 uur in België.

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5 October 2018

¡Estamos en Chile!

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¡Estamos en Chile!
Dag 1 in Chili zit er ondertussen op. Na 14,5 uur op het vliegtuig kwamen we, licht groggy door de jetlag, 's ochtends om kwart na acht aan in Santiago. De eerste kilometers op de Chileense weg waren verwarrend. Zoals het hoort in...

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21 July 2018

Meeting King Philippe and Queen Mathilde

On Saturday the 21st of July, the Belgian Royal House celebrates the Belgian National Day. During this year's festivities in Brussels Park, we were invited to showcase the Punch II to the public. At the end of the day, we were honored by a visit from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.

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12 October 2017

Race Report BWSC 2017

The qualifying round was driven with the Punch 2 by professional racing driver Bert Longin. 42 solar cars gathered at the start of the Hidden Valley circuit, with the Punch 2 last in line. All teams had only one chance to set the fastest time, which would decide their starting position in the...

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12 October 2017

Belgian Solar Team third in world championship for solar cars

The Belgian Solar Team won bronze in the World Solar Challenge in Australia. “We’ve put our heart and soul into this."

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11 October 2017

Belgium Solar Team conquers third place!

The Belgian Solar Team is third in the ranking of the world competition for solar cars in Australia. Today, the students of the University of Leuven overtook the team of the Japanese university of Tokai and the Dutch university of Twente. The team still has to drive 589 kilometers until Adelaide.

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10 October 2017

The Belgian Solar team is getting closer to the fourth place

On the third day of the world championship for solar cars, the Belgian Solar team is still ranked fifth. But the team is getting closer to the top four.

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9 October 2017

Belgian Solar Team climbs to fifth place in world championship

The Belgian solar car has gained one place in the ranking of the world competition for solar cars. The team is now ranked fifth.

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8 October 2017

Belgian solar car in sixth place at championship for solar cars after bad luck

The Solar Team is 6th at the championship for solar cars. Due to something that was dragging at the rear wheel, the team had to let some competitors go ahead.

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7 October 2017

Belgian Solar Team in pole position at championship for solar cars

The Belgian Solar Team earned the pole position at the world championship for solar cars in Australia. The car can start in the leading positioning.

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6 October 2017

Solar Team with secret weapon at the start of the solar race

On Sunday, we will start the World Championship with great confidence. We installed an innovative system which allows the car to benefit from the side wind.

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Belgian Solar Team almost ready for Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

For 16 months, the 21 engineering students of the Punch Powertrain Solar Team have been looking forward to the world championship for solar cars that will start on the 8th of October in Australia. Seven days before the race they placed their solar panel, with the best solar cells in the world, on the car. The team hopes that this will help them to be ahead of the international competition during the race.

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Final preparations in Australia started great!

We continued working from the moment we've set foot on Australian soil! The battery pack is reassembled and the solar car was stripped to its core to give her new racing components. Meanwhile the testing period in Australia came closer every day.

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Punch 2 arrived in Australia!

We've arrived in Australia, time for a new update! We've had our last teambuilding in Belgium right before we left to Australia. The flight was good and we immediately started working once we arrived. Read this article to get to know more about our adventure!

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Belgian Solar car is shipped to Australia for World Challenge

The Belgian Solar Team has worked 13 months on Punch 2, the solar car where the 21 engineering students will compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, starting on October 8th. Today the solar car was packed in its custom made crate and shipped to Australia by DHL Global Forwarding.

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Car Presentation

We have revealed our brand new solar car. The seventh Belgian Solar Car is called the Punch Two and build in one year by 21 students from the KU Leuven.

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Punch Powertrain remains the main partner of the Solar Team.

Bert Longin joins us in the World Solar Challenge in Australia.

Article on news site "Autosport.be" published on November, 22 2016.

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Youngsters choose for technology related education.

Article in Flemish newspaper "De Tijd" published on the 13th of October 2016.

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Suddenly there is a solar car in our school.

Article in Flemish newspaper "HLN" published on the 10th of October 2016.

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High-performance sustainability with bio-based epichlorohydrin

Article published in October edition JEC magazine. (2016)

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Solar Team Twente wins European Championship for solar cars.

Article published in Flemish newspaper "De Standaard". on September 26, 2016.

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Kipkoech versus Longin: man against machine

Article published in Flemish newspaper "De Morgen"on november 7, 2016.

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Man versus Machine on the Memorial van Damme

A unique competition between man and machine, driven in a packed stadium. The athlete starts better than us. Will the solar car be able to catch up?

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Solar car provides energy for Pokemon hunters.

Article published in Flemish newspaper "De Morgen" August2, 2016.

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The new race to the sun

New team is selected, we're going for gold!

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22 October 2015

Race Report BWSC 2015

The Punch One was the sixth solar car of the Belgian team, with as main goal to optimize every aspect of the performance of the car. With this goal of “Perfecting Performance” in mind, the team left for Australia in September of 2015 to do some last preparations and tests before they could start...

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19 January 2015

Race Report ADSC 2015

After finishing sixth in the World Solar Challenge, the team wanted to go the extra mile to challenge their Indupol One once more. They traveled to Abu Dhabi to compete in the first (and only) edition of the Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge. As the Indupol One was originally built for the BWSC with...

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13 October 2013

Race Report BWSC 2013

The Indupol One is the fifth Belgian solar car. In Australia, the Indupol One finished sixth out of 42 teams and also took home the Innovation Award for the 3D-printed battery casing. The 2013 edition of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge went well for the team. The car, built with reliability...

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23 October 2011

Race Report BWSC 2011

The Umicar Imagine, the fourth Belgian solar car, was built from 2010 to 2011. It took part in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge and finished tenth out of 37 participants, even though battery problems occurred during the race. This car incorporated top notch technologies to enhance...

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24 October 2009

Race Report BWSC 2009

The Umicar Inspire aimed for gold in the World Solar Challenge of 2009. After the previous team finished second in 2007, the team was convinced that the first place was within reach. The first day of the race went smooth, with the solar car making its way to second place. However, 380 kilometers...

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28 October 2007

Race Report BWSC 2007

The Umicar Infinity took part in the World Solar Challenge of 2007. Two years earlier, the Belgian team completed their first race with the Umicar One without any major issues and finished tenth. This was a good start and sparked enthusiasm in the second team. By using the information and ...

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2 October 2005

Race Report BWSC 2005

The Umicar One was the first solar car made by the Belgian Solar Team. It took part in the 2005 World Solar Challenge and finished tenth out of the 22 participants competing in the Challenger class. Considering it was the first time we ever competed in Australia, this was an impressive result...

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