AVENIR 2003
Environment
Esteban
Environment
Esteban
A convincing ambassador for solar energy, the Projet Esteban, the solar car designed by the Société technique du véhicule solaire at the École polytechnique de Montréal, has just launched its second prototype on the road to success. Last July Esteban II, this proud promoter of non-polluting and renewable energy, participated in the 3,700-km American Solar Challenge inter-university race between Chicago and Los Angeles. To heighten public awareness about alternative energy sources, the multidisciplinary group of some 40 students involved in the Esteban project undertook an extensive tour in the summer of 2002. They took their prototype from Montreal to Montmagny, with stops in Berthierville, Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan, Quebec City and Sainte-Julie. This 11-day tour aroused keen interest from both the general public and the media. But it also attracted the attention of the technical committee and jury members of the Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l’énergie who acknowledged Projet Esteban during the 13th edition of its Énergia contest held in October 2002.
Esteban
Environment
Esteban
Esteban