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SolarWorld GT started in Australia to circle the world
17.10.2011 / 11:46
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17.10.2011
Corporate News SolarWorld AG
(Securities Code No.: WKN 510 840)
(International Securities Identification Number: ISIN DE0005108401)
SolarWorld GT started in Australia to circle the world
Solar car by SolarWorld AG and Bochum University of Applied Sciences will
cover more than 30,000 kilometers driven only by the power of the sun
Driven by the power of the sun alone, the solar-powered car SolarWorld GT
set out in Adelaide/Australia to go once around the world. In a year's
time, the SolarWorld GT is expected back in Australia. For the first time
in the history of the motor car, a vehicle will travel once around the
entire globe just with the help of an electric motor that is independent in
energy terms. The SolarWorld GT will be propelled by solar power. The car
with integrated solar cells was developed by SolarWorld AG, a leading
supplier of solar power products, in conjunction with the Bochum University
of Applied Sciences. The two-seater has the dimensions of a conventional
passenger car. The circumnavigation of our planet is designed to
demonstrate how efficient and suitable for everyday driving sustainable
mobility is under real-life conditions.
'The SolarWorld GT is an ambassador for solar mobility. It manages
completely without fuel and additional power,' explains Dr.-Ing. E. h.
Frank Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG. 'In future, millions of
vehicles will be operated electrically. They will not all have their own
power plant on board like the SolarWorld GT, but they can be recharged at
home with a SunCarport or the solar power plant on your own roof.'
After the first leg of the trip in Australia, the journey will continue to
New Zealand. Subsequently, SolarWorld GT will cross several countries in
the continents of North America, North Africa, Europe and Asia. After
covering 34,000 kilometers and crossing the equator twice, the journey will
end in Australia again after one year. 'We want to show that the vision of
a solar world can become reality in the near future. What is more, the
journey around the world will inspire many people to think about
sustainable energy supply in all other spheres of life as well,' adds
Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank Asbeck.
The SolarWorld Group and Bochum University of Applied Sciences have already
been developing solar vehicles for demonstration purposes since 2006.
Before the SolarWorld GT, some 30 young Bochum engineers built the Solar
Racer SolarWorld No. 1. This has by now gained victory in many races all
over the world. While the SolarWorld No. 1 was designed for speed, the
SolarWorld GT is expected to prove successful over the long distance. If
the circling of the world succeeds, the car would establish several world
records at the same time. It would also receive the accolade for the
longest distance ever covered by a solar car.
SolarWorld AG will report regularly about this trip around the world and
the events along the way.
For further information please go to: www.solarworld-gt.de
About SolarWorld AG: The SolarWorld AG Group (ISIN: DE0005108401) is a
worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high quality, crystalline
solar-power technology. Its strength is its fully integrated solar
production. From silicon as the raw material through wafers, cells and
modules all the way to turn-key solar systems of all sizes, the group
combines all stages of the solar value chain. The central business activity
is selling quality modules into the installation and distribution trades
and crystalline wafers to the international solar cell industry. Group
headquarters are located in Bonn, Germany. The group's largest production
facilities operate in Freiberg, Germany and Hillsboro in the U.S. State of
Oregon. Sustainability is the basis of the group strategy. Under the name
Solar2World, the group supports care projects using off-grid solar-power
solutions in developing countries, exemplifying sustainable economic
development. Worldwide, SolarWorld employs about 3,300 people. SolarWorld
AG has been quoted on the stock exchange since 1999 and today is listed on,
among others, the TecDAX andÖkoDAX as well as in the sustainability index
NAI.
Contact:
SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 24
53175 Bonn / Germany
Tel.: +49 228 55920-400
Email: presse(at)solarworld.de
Internet: www.solarworld.de
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Language: English
Company: SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Straße 24
53175 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 470
Fax: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 9470
E-mail: placement(at)solarworld.de
Internet: www.solarworld.de
ISIN: DE0005108401
WKN: 510840
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX
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