SINAG
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The SINAG, based in De La Salle University
in the Philippines
, (Filipino for "sunray") is the first Philippine Solar-Powered Race Car and the first entry of the Philippines to the World Solar Challenge.
The solar car
was inaugurated last January 27 at NBC Tent, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Corp., Motolite, Shell
, [Sunpower,]http://www.sunpowercorp.com Philippine Airlines
and Ventus.
The solar panels used by the Sinag solar–powered car was manufactured by Sun Power. The body of the car was made of carbon fibers and with the Philippine colors.
The official weight of Sinag is 295 kilograms.
Sinag performed exceptionally well from the beginning of the race in Darwin on Sunday, October 21. Needing only minor adjustments to its brake system, Sinag quickly zoomed to 11th place. The team maintained this position and made excellent time, passing the halfway mark at Alice Springs on Wednesday, October 24, and breaching the 2,000km mark at Cadney Homestead the following day, October 25.
Netherlands's Nuon Solar Team, with their car called Nuna4 won the overall championship finishing the race on Oct. 25.
According to Rene Fernandez, Sinag Team Leader, Sinag weathered the course far beyond any of our expectations.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
also cited and recognized in Malacanang the team for a job well done.
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, (Filipino for "sunray") is the first Philippine Solar-Powered Race Car and the first entry of the Philippines to the World Solar Challenge.
The solar car
Solar car
A solar vehicle is an electric vehicle powered completely or significantly by direct solar energy. Usually, photovoltaic cells contained in solar panels convert the sun's energy directly into electric energy. The term "solar vehicle" usually implies that solar energy is used to power all or part...
was inaugurated last January 27 at NBC Tent, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Design
The design and construction was undertaken by a group of faculty and students from the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Electronics and Communications Engineering Department of De La Salle University. It also needed the help and partnership of Ford Group Philippines, San MiguelSan Miguel Corporation
Established in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....
Corp., Motolite, Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
, [Sunpower,]http://www.sunpowercorp.com Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...
and Ventus.
The solar panels used by the Sinag solar–powered car was manufactured by Sun Power. The body of the car was made of carbon fibers and with the Philippine colors.
The official weight of Sinag is 295 kilograms.
2007 World Solar Challenge
The Philippine team finished 12th place from 40 participants. The team finished the 3,021-kilometer race from Darwin to Adelaide at 4 p.m. on Oct. 27 (Australian time).Sinag performed exceptionally well from the beginning of the race in Darwin on Sunday, October 21. Needing only minor adjustments to its brake system, Sinag quickly zoomed to 11th place. The team maintained this position and made excellent time, passing the halfway mark at Alice Springs on Wednesday, October 24, and breaching the 2,000km mark at Cadney Homestead the following day, October 25.
Netherlands's Nuon Solar Team, with their car called Nuna4 won the overall championship finishing the race on Oct. 25.
According to Rene Fernandez, Sinag Team Leader, Sinag weathered the course far beyond any of our expectations.
Recognition
In Senate Resolution No. 32, the all-Filipino team of Sinag was congratulated for their exemplary performance in the 2007 World Solar Challenge.President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
also cited and recognized in Malacanang the team for a job well done.