Launch of zero emission race series: 2008 Formula Zero Championship

01 Jul 2008

On 22nd August 2008, Formula Zero, the new zero emission race series, will launch the world’s first international championship for fuel cell powered racers. The world premiere of the 2008 Formula Zero Championship will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, thanks to the support from the Rotterdam Climate Initiative. This comes at a time when the automotive industry is revving up for the commercialization of fuel cell powered cars, and the oil price is at an all time high.

Launch of zero emission race series: 2008 Formula Zero Championship

The world premiere of the 2008 Formula Zero Championship will take place on Willemsplein in Rotterdam on 22nd and 23rd August 2008. The Vice-Mayor of Rotterdam, Mark Harbers, explains that by being the first city to host the Formula Zero Championship ‘Rotterdam is supporting sustainable mobility and demonstrating that this is really possible’. The Formula Zero Championship event will be open to the general public, providing the opportunity to experience fuel cell racing and learn more about this zero emission technology.

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Forze and Dean of Faculty of Aerospace Engineering sign sponsor contract


Forze, the Formula Zero team Delft and the dean of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering have signed a sponsor contract last Wednesday, the 20th of June. "Herewith the faculty supports the development of a hydrogen based kart, which only has pure clean water coming from its exhaust. The Forze team will participate in the world’s first hydrogen racing championship, called the “Formula Zero student edition”, a race in which top universities will race against each other. The team exists of approximately 35 students of the Faculties Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering and has “zero emission, infinite future” as its motto. They want to demonstrate that sustainable technology is the future."

 

 

 

Greenchoice main sponsor of hydrogen kart

100% green energy supplier Greenchoice signed a contract for the main sponsorship of the Forze kart; a racing vehicle running on energy from hydrogen. An enthusiastic team of the Delft University of Technology, the Formula Zero team Delft, is currently designing and building the racing vehicle. The rector magnificus, prof. dr. ir. Fokkema stated that sustainability is one of the core values of his university. “Delft University of Technology is working on a sustainable future”. Greenchoice equally finds innovative sustainable energy to be important, even so strongly that they are pleased to make an exception on the policy not to spend money on sponsorships..

In August 2008 the hydrogen racer will compete in the world’s first hydrogen race ever. The race will be held in Rotterdam and is part of the Formula Zero student edition. Universities from various countries including the USA, England and Spain will compete. Further races in the competition take place in London and Detroit. By racing on hydrogen, with pure water coming from the exhaust, the Greenchoice Forze team wishes to develop this technology in a manner that appeals to a broad audience. The hydrogen racing kart can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than six seconds and top speed exceeds 120 km/h. Consequently sustainable energy can compete with traditional and polluting technology in terms of performance. Dutch universities play a leading role in this development

Greenchoice solely supplies green electricity and green gas, to over 200.000 households and several thousand businesses. Sustainable energy is derived from natural sources ssuch as wind-, water-, solar energy and incineration of biomass. These forms of generation do not involve usage of fossil fuels. Hydrogen is a clean enrgy-carrier. By sponsoring hydrogen projects, like this racing kart, Greenchoice aims to stimulate developments in the area of sustainable energy.