SINAG : Harnessing The Power of The Sun (Philippine Solar-Powered Car)

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  • Nov 13,2007 | 147 Readers
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It has been a dream for me, ever since I learned how to drive, to own a car which will not contribute to the emission of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, the gas heavily linked to global warming. And that car can only be solar-powered. The world already has the technology for it, but right now it has proven to be quite expensive and only a handful of European nations, Australia, the US, and Japan utilize solar panels to store the energy needed to drive their cars. Imagine my surprise when I heard of Sinag, a car built by La Salle students, which they have entered into the World Solar Challenge in Austalia. From their website:

SINAG is the Philippines’ first entry to the World Solar Challenge. It is a symbol of national pride and a solid proof of Filipinos’ capability to stand shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the world in developing solar power as a viable and sustainable source of energy.


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I can’t wait to ride such a car. By the way, if you’re interested in the other uses of solar energy, you may also visit another Philippine solar power company.

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Comments: 3 comments

  • admin
    November 29th, 2007 at 9:36 pm

    update on this post:

    Team Sinag, the young band of heroes who succeeded in showing the world how Filipinos can shine during the recently concluded World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia, came home Oct. 31 with the torch of victory.

    Sinag, the country’s first solar-powered car, finished 11th place in the Challenge Class of the prestigious international solar car race by arriving at the finish line with over a day to spare. The victory is now being dubbed as a remarkable achievement for the Philippines first solar car to compete in this grueling 3,000-kilometer cross-country race where a total of 41 international teams competed in various classes.

  • laime
    December 5th, 2007 at 10:39 pm

    The idea was initially done at the US through the state of California. There was a law that was passed down however, it failed. General Motors (Ford, others) and some companies took the challenge at first, producing prototypes of these cars. More than a 100 were actually distributed. However, it died down because their reason was NO CONSUMER demand. But it seems consumer does not have any idea at all about the car, and would want one. They also said that the battery was not fit for cars. (This is an electric run car). Charging stations were already available in California that time, but it died down. The Japanese however offered hybrid cars, as another suggestion after the electric car died. It is powered by gas and electricity (battery). The California law went up to the Fed, and when Bush came, he supported the Hydrogen fuel instead (safer? cheaper? but it is not cheap, as storing hydrogen requires additional facilities and very sophisticated equipment.). Anyway, electric cars aren’t also friendly since electricity may come from coal plants or nuclear plants. Good to hear Australia is sponsoring the event instead of US. Sorry for the outburst, I just viewed How the Electric Car Died.

  • denise
    April 8th, 2008 at 9:13 am

    firt time here!

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