Wisse Bos, team manager of Solar Team Eindhoven, said the technology used, complementing a lightweight frame with highly efficient solar panels, was a decade ahead of anything on the market. That is why we had to design almost everything for Stella Terra ourselves, from the suspension to the inverters for the solar panels. Highly efficient panels able to generate sufficient energy to power vehicles over a long distance are expensive to produce. The most efficient panels on the market generally reach about 45% efficiency, while most panels are about 15% to 20% efficient. The Stella Terra team is not for profit and had relied on sponsors for its budget.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 17, 2023 13:27 UTC