Sponsorship

Nuon's aim in supporting the Nuon Solar Team is to show as many people in society as possible how much we can achieve through smart use of sustainable energy. Nuna4 marked the first step towards a 'real' car suitable for day-to-day use. It has normal car lights, for example, and the driver can sit upright. These features will also be continued in Nuna5. In addition, Nuon aims to encourage talented young people to contribute to technical innovations and a sustainable future.

Nuon Solar Team

The fifth Nuon Solar Team consists of fourteen students at Delft University of Technology. They have interrupted their studies to build the solar car. Led by their team captain Rein van den Eijnde the students have worked on the design and construction of Nuna5 for almost a year. They have set everything else aside to ensure that Nuna5 is even faster and more beautiful, aerodynamic and economical than ever.

With Nuna5 the Nuon Solar Team will take part in the tenth World Solar Challenge. The team will spend the months up to the race on 25 October 2009 testing and optimising the solar vehicle.

World Solar Challenge

The World Solar Challenge is a biennial race through Australia for solar-powered cars. More than thirty teams from all over the world will take part. The race crosses right across Australia from north to south over a distance of more than 3,000 kilometres. The World Solar Challenge 2009 starts in Darwin on 25 October and finishes in Adelaide on 31 October.

The Nuon Solar Team has won the last four World Solar Challenge races. Each version of Nuna was faster and more compact than its predecessor. Once again the Nuon Solar Team are going all out for victory.

Nuon believes in solar energy

Nuon has the ambition to contribute to the availability of energy in the long term. That is why Nuon invests in solar energy in several ways.

• Solar energy