Brunel Solar Team TU Delft - Nuna 13

After watching the movie ‘Race the sun’, where a handful of high school kids built a car on solar power, a dream was planted in the heads of a group of TU Delft students. They decided to build a solar car and participate in the World Solar Challenge of 2001. They could not do this alone and asked Wubbo Ockels, first Dutch astronaut and professor at the TU Delft, to be their team coach. He agreed but under one condition, that they would win the race. So, they started building, racing and as promised to Wubbo, became the winner of the 2001 race. This win was new for the competition, a newcomer had never won the race before.


Ever since the first team won their debut at the World Solar Challenge in 2001, the goal has been clear: to promote the awareness of the power of sustainable energy through innovation. By participating in solar races all over the world, the team wants to show the world the possibilities of solar power and push the limits of technology.


Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

This biennial challenge gives teams the opportunity to build a solar car to race through the 3000 km outback route of Australia. The race starts in Darwin in the North of Australia, and ends in the Southern located Adelaide. The challenge features three classes that represent the diversity of solar vehicles. The Brunel Solar Team has so far always participated in the challenger class. In this class, the vehicles are designed to most efficiently complete the 3000 km route. The team participated eleven times and holds a record of the most wins in the history of the challenge.


Nuna 13

This is Nuna 13! A team of 18 highly motivated students with various technical backgrounds, from aerospace engineering to computer science. With our large variety of technical backgrounds, we are pushing the limits of solar power. With our solar car we strive to inspire the world about sustainability and technical innovations.


Our goal

The team will participate in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. In this world championship of solar racing, they will compete against the best teams from all over the world. Nuna 13 will do everything it can to cross the finish line first in Australia and bring the world title back to Delft!



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