Starting this Friday, the solar boat test event, scheduled at Mill Pond, Austin, for finalizing participants for the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society’s (MRES) Solar Boat Regatta will feature solar-powered boats created by Austin High School students. Mark Raymond is imparting necessary technical guidance to students from ‘fluid dynamics to electrical wiring’.
mres solar boat regatta
Raymond’s students will use 12-volt solar (PV) panels, PV charge controllers and 12-volt electrical trolling motors availed from Riverland Community College. Various Minnesota schools are expected to participate in the solar race that will judge the solar boats on the basis of their speed and endurance. The test event is open to public.
Via: Austin Daily Herald
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