By designing a car to run on solar power alone, CUER is driving the step changes in vehicle efficiency and new technologies for a low-carbon future.
— Scott Stevens, BNY Mellon
The first full-time Programme Director for CUER is Aurelia Hibbert, second year engineering student at Newnham College. She says the team is working around the clock to get their ultra-lightweight racing car ready for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2015, a gruelling 3,000 km endurance event across the Australian outback**.
“The race is biennial; as a student society we lose knowledge and skills at the end of each year when many of our core team graduate and leave the university. We have managed to secure funding for the role of a full-time team leader and this will make a huge difference. I feel excited and a bit daunted by the role; it is a fantastic opportunity.”
The team has recently gained the backing of BNY Mellon, who join an impressive collection of industry champions supporting the team.
Scott Stevens, BNY Mellon says: “By designing a car to run on solar power alone, CUER is driving the step changes in vehicle efficiency and new technologies for a low-carbon future. Their passion for innovation in clean technology is truly awe-inspiring.
“We’ve seen the early designs and believe the CUER team has an incredible opportunity to do extremely well in this year’s race.”
More engineers are needed by industry and CUER sparks the interest of students from a range of disciplines.
**The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is a 3,000 km endurance event across the heart of Australia from Darwin to Adelaide. It takes place 18-25 October 2015.
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Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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