2018 is set to be a big year for DUEM. Although the team made huge progress in WSC last year, we can only go so far with a car designed for prior event regulations. This year we start from scratch, building a vehicle far lighter and more efficient than any raced by Durham before. Preliminary …
We are delighted to announce that on 20th March 2018, DUEM will once again be representing sustainable innovation at Cleantech Innovate 2018. Cleantech Innovate provides developers with a golden chance to put their solutions in the limelight for potential funding. Investors hear 36 pitches from the most promising environmental businesses and get the market intelligence …
Having raced 3000km across Australia in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, DUEM has not been standing still. Whilst the car continues its shipping voyage from Australia back to the UK, the team have been hard at work on the new designs for 2019 as well as continuing to promote the car at world renowned locations. …
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) was founded in 1847. We were delighted to be awarded the 2015 World Solar Challenge award for that year’s Bridgestone WSC and are thrilled to announce today that we have been awarded the 2017 World Solar Challenge award from the Institution. We look forward to promoting them on this …
This is it. Today we began the biggest challenge for any solar powered car. To drive 3000km across the outback entirely on the power of the sun against over 40 teams from around the world. An early start for the team – 4am – was not most welcome but the car & team arrived in …
G’day from Australia! The DUEM team have been in Darwin for over a week now and we wanted to give you an update on our progress and plans going forward. Our advance party helped the car clear customs and quarantine in just a few days and timed it perfectly with the main party’s arrival on …
DUEM are delighted to announce that they will be exhibiting at the world-famous Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 from 29th June – 2nd July. This is the world’s largest motoring event of its kind, bringing together world-leading manufacturers, celebrities and, of course, the famous hill climb to deliver a motoring extravaganza like no other. DUEM …
Whilst the team was hard at work in Durham on upgrades to our latest solar car, DUSC, DUEM have been exhibiting their previous generation solar car, DUSC2011, to visitors at the Discovery Museum in the heart of Newcastle. The museum is a hotspot for school tours and visits, giving students from a very young age …
We are thrilled to be able to share with you some awesome footage from our recent test at Croft Circuit. The team have worked incredibly hard to deliver a testing program that puts us in the best possible position for when we race 3000km in the 2017 World Solar Challenge across Australia. We’d like to …
In our 15-year history, we’ve had some unforgettable and ground-breaking experiences. As proud as we are of our past, our vision is very much focussed on the future as we aim to thrive in a world desperately in need of renewable innovation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HXBDKxVuL0&feature=emb_title With this in mind, we recently took our car out of the …