by Frances van Elburg | August 21, 2019 | Blog (EN) | 0 Comments

Header photo by Jerome Wassenaar EN|NL Good weather or not; this weekend we held a race simulation, the ultimate preparation for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Deelen, Gelderland. During the race simulation we test our protocols and schedules, which are...

by Frances van Elburg | July 31, 2019 | Blog (EN), Wisdom Wednesday (EN) | 0 Comments

EN|NL The past year our team has been working in our office in Enschede, but in just a few weeks we will have to leave our home base to go to Australia. In the last week of August our solar car will be shipped, just a week ahead of our team. But what does it take to...

by Frances van Elburg | July 18, 2019 | Meet the Partners (EN) | 0 Comments

EN|NL Company: Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre Since which edition of the solarteam is NLR partner? At an fairly early stage we became partner of Solar Team Twente. About four editions ago in 2011 we joined the network. How was the collaboration initialized? At NLR...

by Frances van Elburg | July 10, 2019 | Blog (EN), Wisdom Wednesday (EN) | 0 Comments

Header picture by Martina Ketelaar EN|NL Our event coordinator Nikki will explain more about the organization of events on this Wisdom Wednesday. On June 21st we organized a super cool event. In fact, we had two events that day: Fully Charged - Explore the Future...

by Frances van Elburg | June 12, 2019 | Wisdom Wednesday (EN) | 0 Comments

Headerphoto by Jerome Wassenaar EN|NL Today is Wisdom Wednesday! The day where we enlighten you a little more on the technical aspects of our project and how we challenge the future of sustainable mobility with these technological innovations. Electrical engineer Rob...

by Frances van Elburg | May 22, 2019 | Blog (EN), Meet the Partners (EN) | 0 Comments

EN|NL Company: IMS (Integrated Mechanization Solution B.V.) Since which edition has IMS been a partner of Solar Team Twente? The highly valued relationship between IMS and Solar Team Twente started in 2013. IMS has been involved with the development, support and...

by Frances van Elburg | May 13, 2019 | Blog (EN), Uncategorized | 0 Comments

EN|NL Our solar car RED E has a lot of electronic components like the solar panel, the battery, and the engine. There are quite a few components you might not immediately think about when thinking about a solar-powered vehicle. However, these components are very...

by Frances van Elburg | May 8, 2019 | Blog (EN), Meet the Partners (EN) | 0 Comments

EN|NL In the item 'Meet the Partners', you will meet one of our partners. In this first item in the series we put a spotlight on our Big RED Partner 3T. The company has been a partner since the second edition of Solar Team Twente. In this blog, you will read about...

by Frances van Elburg | April 29, 2019 | Blog (EN), Uncategorized | 0 Comments

EN|NL A part of our technical team is working at Fokker. They are working on the production of our new solar car RED E. What does such a production day look like? You can see it in this photo report. 1. On the road The holiday park ‘Park Sandur’ where the production...

by Frances van Elburg | April 24, 2019 | Blog (EN), Wisdom Wednesday (EN) | 0 Comments

Header photo by Patrick Ooms EN|NL Today is Wisdom Wednesday! On this day we inform you about the technical aspects of our project. Today we take a closer look at the mock-up. After spending months on sketching and drawing, it is time to bring theory into practice....

by Frances van Elburg | August 19, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Headerfoto door Jerome Wassenaar In het weekend van 17 en 18 augustus rijdt Solar Team Twente met zonneauto RED E op Vliegbasis Deelen. Onder barre omstandigheden oefenen de teamleden met het rijden in konvooi en het uitvoeren van protocollen. Op deze manier bereidt...

by Frances van Elburg | August 14, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Headerfoto door Sam Langerak Een bijzonder aanblik in Assen. Op het TT Circuit stonden gisterenavond vier teamleden trots naast zonneauto RED E. Zij zijn namelijk de nieuwe coureurs van Solar Team Twente en besturen in oktober de auto tijdens de Bridgestone World...

by Frances van Elburg | August 5, 2019 | Press (EN) | 0 Comments

Header photo by Johan de Jong EN|NL On Wednesday the 31st of July and Thursday the 1st of August Solar Team Twente tested the aerodynamic features of the new solar car RED E, in the wind tunnel of the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) in Marknesse. The results are...

by Frances van Elburg | August 2, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Headerfoto door Johan de Jong EN|NL Op woensdag 31 juli en donderdag 1 augustus testte Solar Team Twente de aerodynamische eigenschappen van nieuwe zonneauto RED E in de windtunnel van German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) in Marknesse. De resultaten zijn net als voorgaande...

by Frances van Elburg | July 30, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Solar Team Twente test de nieuwe zonneauto RED E het liefst zo vaak als mogelijk, om in oktober goed voorbereid aan de start van de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge te staan. De Technology Base stelt daarom een deel van haar terrein beschikbaar om de testen te kunnen...

by Frances van Elburg | July 11, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Een aantal weken terug mochten wij VIRO verwelkomen als Big RED Partner. Voor VIRO, gespecialiseerd in project management en engineering, is dit de eerste editie dat het bedrijf partner is van Solar Team Twente. Met het tekenen van het contract gaan zij niet alleen...

by Frances van Elburg | July 1, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Het eerste onderdeel van de drie zonneraceteams uit Nederland gaat komende zondag, 7 juli, al op weg richting Australië voor de race in oktober. Hiermee proberen het Vattenfall Solar Team en het Eindhoven Solar Team de tegenslag van twee jaar geleden te voorkomen....

by Frances van Elburg | June 21, 2019 | Press (EN) | 0 Comments

Header photo by Jerome Wassenaar EN|NL Today Solar Team Twente revealed their new solar car RED E in footballstadium De Grolsch Veste. With the new car the team is aiming for one of the top positions during the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in october in...

by Frances van Elburg | June 21, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Headerfoto door Jerome Wassenaar EN|NL Solar Team Twente heeft vandaag de nieuwe zonneauto RED E gepresenteerd in De Grolsch Veste. Met de nieuwe auto mikt het team op een toppositie tijdens de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in oktober in Australië. Deze kleinste...

by Frances van Elburg | June 12, 2019 | Pers (NL) | 0 Comments

Headerfoto door sportfoto-oost In het FBK Stadion in Hengelo streden topatlete Lisanne de Witte en zonneauto RED Shift van Solar Team Twente tegen elkaar. De toeschouwers zagen een spannende race over een bijzondere afstand van 300 meter. Lisanne startte met een grote...