Public Outreach by the Office of University Research Parks and Pueblo High School, at Science in the City, City High School, Downtown Tucson

Carrie Brennan, Director of City High School, welcoming us to the event

One of the two Solar Go-Karts exhibited by Pueblo HS
The chassis was provided by the Office of University Research Parks
The solar panel was given by Global Solar Energy Corporation
It contains 60 cells connected in series

Pueblo HS Student driving the second Go-Kart

See: http://pueblo-hs-solar-go-kart.blogspot.com/2011/10/construction-of-solar-go-kart-starts.html

for more pictures illustrating the construction of this car at Pueblo

Molly Gilbert and Miguel Enriquez operating a red light emitting diode with a Global Solar Energy Corporation 5 solar cell panel

Jessa Turner driving a little fan with solar energy !
The solar panel was laminated by Students at Pueblo HS, using a paper laminator 

Jeff Hartman, Principal of City High School

Our many thanks for hosting us

Collaboration between Sunnyside High School and Pueblo High School Students participating in the SGK competition

http://www.sunnysideud.k12.az.us/school/sunnyside-high-school 

Yesterday, January 31, Sunnyside HS Students from Ms. Sherry Brown's Physics classes, and Dr. Miguel Enriquez's Electronics Technology classes, got together and exchanged ideas and skills, at Sunnyside HS.

They discussed the electrical system components, including solar panels, charge controllers, motor and motor controllers, and practiced soldering skills.

Sunnyside received a soldering station, soldering supplies, and baby solar panels (5 cells each) laminated at Pueblo HS with a paper laminator.

Small Pueblo laminated solar panel powering a light emitting diode, mounted on an electronics projects bread boarding block

SolarWorld Gran Turismo solar car starts the US leg of its round the world tour

http://www.solarworldno1.com/en/home/

http://www.hochschule-bochum.de/en/solarcar.html

http://www.hochschule-bochum.de/ 

The main sponsor is SolarWorld. “The SolarWorld GT is an ambassador for sustainable personal transportation, reminding us that the power to shift our driving habits away from dirty fossil fuels is within our grasp,” said Kevin Kilkelly, president of SolarWorld Americas in a statement.  “Clean energy from the sun is there for the taking – without depleting the Earth’s riches.”

SolarWorld collaborated with  Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany to built the vehicle. Solar powered race cars have been developed at Bochum University since 2002.

The students, employees, and professors of the faculty of mecatronics and mechanical engineering, as well as the faculty of electrical engineering and informatics, proudly present this prime example of energy efficiency which was built by the students themselves.