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Solar Team Twente from Enschede, Netherlands, secured an impressive second-place finish in the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – a 3,021 km race across the Australian outback. Their solar car Red Discover combined cutting-edge solar technology with smart weather strategies to stay competitive.
One key advantage? Wind. By monitoring wind speed and direction, the team optimized energy use and speed, leveraging aerodynamic features like a retractable canopy fin to “sail” on tailwinds. This approach conserved battery power and boosted performance in harsh conditions.
Measuring wind accurately was critical. Real-time data from the Lufft WS200 sensor enabled tactical decisions that turned challenging weather into an opportunity – a lesson for solar mobility and renewable energy projects worldwide.
Their success reinforces the viability of solar-powered vehicles for long-distance travel, inspires further investment in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – education and green technology, and accelerates the commercialization of advanced solar and battery technologies.
As one team member put it:
“It’s not just about winning a race – it’s about proving that clean energy can take us further than we ever imagined.”
Watch the video to see how wind intelligence powered their success.
Discover the awe-inspiring project to monitor the atmosphere of Aconcagua in "Observe & Thrive From the Top of the World." This captivating journey takes you to the highest reaches of our planet, where OTT HydroMet sensors on weather stations at extreme altitudes gather crucial data. Witness the challenges faced by our dedicated team and the advanced technology used, like the OTT Pluvio2 and OTT Parsivel2 , to measure precipitation with unparalleled accuracy.
Learn how this project is revolutionizing scientific research and practical applications in weather prediction and water resource management. "If we can have a network on a mountain that is more than a single station, then it really provides a much deeper understanding and awareness that opens the door for all kinds of scientific investigation...but it is even more beneficial to then have networks of networks, to be able to compare what we are seeing on Aconcagua with our other stations that we have installed...on Everest...and in Peru and Bolivia." says expedition leader Dr. Baker Perry, the driving force behind measuring and monitoring the world's most extreme weather.
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Lufft SHM31
This laser-based sensor stands for millimeter accurate snow level detection over long distances in all weather conditions without any maintenance.
OTT Pluvio²L
This all-weather precipitation gauge uses superior weight-based technology to measure the amount and intensity of rain, snow, and hail.
OTT Parsivel²
This laser disdrometer is used for comprehensive measurement of all precipitation types that captures both the size and speed of falling particles.
Kipp & Zonen CNR4
The main applications for net radiometers are in climatology, meteorology and hydrology for the measurement of the radiation balance.
Featuring Meteorological application projects from around the world. Customers include National Weather Services, Traffic Control Administrations and renewable energy companies such as wind farm or solar farm operators.
Featuring Hydrological application projects from around the world. Customers include water authorities, water resources authorities, flood management authorities, hydropower companies, water supply companies, and more.
Featuring radiation applications projects from around the world. Customers include national weather services, solar farm operators integrators, scientists, researchers and renewable energy companies.