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The Aeolus wind powered vehicle

3 August 2012

Aeolus is an annual international competition, where teams race vehicles powered only by wind turbines.

  • Aeolus is an annual international competition, where teams race vehicles powered only by wind turbines. 
  • Vehicles must travel into the prevailing wind direction and be steered by a single driver. 
  • Energy storage is allowed, but this must be empty at the start. 
  • In September 2010, Bristol University became the first entry ever to complete the race using an electrical vehicle.

View the poster (PDF, 1,398kB)

View the powerpoint presentation (PDF, 2,517kB)

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