"New Energy New Generation" Solar Car Competition
Objectives
The goal of the competition is to promote public awareness of renewable energy and energy efficiency, to arouse student's interests in renewable energy and engineering applications as well as to create platform for students to demonstrate their innovative engineering capability.
Outline of Competition
Category
- Tertiary Education
- Secondary Education
Eligible Applicants
- Open to all full time tertiary students and all full time secondary schools in Hong Kong in two separate categories
Awards
- Renewable energy capture & conversion efficiency award
- Energy efficient design award
- Innovative design award
- The best team spirit award
- Overall award
Guide for Competition
Judging Panel Members
- Professor CHAN Ching-chuen, World Electric Vehicle Association
- Ir CHAN Chi-chiu, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
- Mr James KONG, The Hong Kong Automobile Association
- Professor Jackson HO, Society of Automotive Engineers
- Mr Daniel CHAN, Hong Kong Design Institute
- Mr Joseph POON, Hong Kong Productivity Council
- Dr Ringo LEE, The Institute of the Motor Industry Hong Kong
Participating Team
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1. Sunbird (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
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2. Sunna (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
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3. Morgen City (The City University of Hong Kong)
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4. Apollon (The City University of Hong Kong)
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5. Sundial (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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6. Sunstrider (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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7. The CUE (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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8. Helios (The University of Hong Kong)
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| Secondary Education | |
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1. Solar Infinity (Heung To Secondary School (Tseung Kwan O))
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2. Kamha (Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long))
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3. Inspiration (SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School)
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4. Ching Kok (HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School)
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Scrutineering of Solar Car
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Venue and Date of Competition
3 & 10 January 2016 at Hong Kong Science Park.
Competition Results
Tertiary Education
The organizer re-checked all participating cars under the Tertiary Education category after the competition. With careful examination of the information collected during the car checks, the Judging Panel has acknowledged that one of the participating teams had made a mistake by inappropriately connecting a negatively grounded conductor to the neutral line between the motor port and the joulemeter port, causing inaccurate joulemeter reading for the Energy Efficient Design Award. One of the aims of the Solar Car Competition is to cultivate innovation and creativity in engineering application of new energy in new generation, and the efforts made by all teams in the competition are highly appreciated. However, the Judging Panel considered the inappropriate connection of the negatively grounded conductor by the concerned team as technical negligence, and hence decided that the team should be disqualified and the Energy Efficient Design Award and Overall Award presented to it be withdrawn.
Winners of respective awards are listed below.
| Awards | Winning Team |
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| Renewable energy capture & conversion efficiency award |
The CUE (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Energy efficient design award | Sunstrider (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| Innovative design award | Helios (The University of Hong Kong) |
| The best team spirit award | Sunbird (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
| Overall award | Helios (The University of Hong Kong) |
Secondary Education
| Awards | Winning Team |
|---|---|
| Renewable energy capture & conversion efficiency award |
Inspiration (SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School) |
| Energy efficient design award | Inspiration (SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School) |
| Innovative design award | Ching Kok (HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School) |
| The best team spirit award | Ching Kok (HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School) |
| Overall award | Inspiration (SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School) |
Related Links
- Press Release: Results of New Energy New Generation Solar Car Competition revised
- Press Release: New Energy New Generation Solar Car Competition concludes successfully (with photos)
- news.gov.hk: KS Wong hails solar students
- Poster of New Energy New Generation Solar Car Competition
- Press Release: "Energy Saving for All" Youth Competitions