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Model Solar and Hydrogen Car Races Demonstrate Renewable Energy’s Future

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Middle school students from around the state will participate in the Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions on Saturday, May 10 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).  The competitions give students the opportunity to show their engineering and design skills by building and racing high-performance model solar and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Eighty-eight teams from 29 schools will be competing in the Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions. Teams use either a solar cell and motor, or a fuel cell and motor, to design and build solar or hydrogen powered modern vehicles. The hydrogen cars will race on a 10-meter course, and the Junior Solar Sprint cars will race on a 20-meter course.

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What:	Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Competitions
.	The competition event is free and open to the public
When:	10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10
Where:	Dakota Ridge High School
	13399 West Coal Mine Avenue Littleton, CO 80127

 

Participating Schools
American Academy Charter School	Lone Tree
Bell Middle School	Golden
Berry Creek Middle School	Edwards
Centennial Middle School	Boulder
Charles Semper Elementary School	Westminster
Colorado Virtual Academy	Northglenn
Drake Middle School	Arvada
Elizabeth Middle School	Elizabeth
Fitzsimmons Middle School	Bailey
Grand Valley Science Club	Parachute
Ken Caryl Middle School	Littleton
Lincoln Academy Charter School	Arvada
Logan School for Creative Learning	Denver
Lyons Middle School	Lyons
Manhattan Middle School	Boulder
Manning Middle School	Golden
Mead Middle School	Mead
Merrill Middle School	Denver
Overland Trail Middle School	Brighton
Sabin Middle School	Colorado Springs
Slavens Middle School	Denver
Southern Hills Middle School	Boulder
St. Peter & Paul School	Wheat Ridge
Van Arsdale Elementary	Arvada
Wayne Carle Middle School	Westminster
West Middle School Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs
West Middle School Grand Junction	Grand Junction
Woodland Park Middle School	Woodland Park
Woodlands Academy	Castle Rock

 

For further information contact NREL Public Relations at 303-275-4090.
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