Turkish adventure in the DSC

Turkish adventure in the DSC

Kocaeli University is the first Turkish participant in the DONG Energy Solar Challenge. The team is put together by team leader Burak Isik and several councilors. ‘This will be our first time, so whatever we do, we can always benefit from it and we hope to win some prizes’, says Isik. ‘But we are definitely aiming for the innovation award!’

Isik is not unfamiliar with solar powered vehicles. ‘As an electrical engineering student, I am interested in solar energy. I worked with the university’s solar car team but after that, I thought that solar energy could be more useful for boats’, tells Isik.

According to Isik the DSC is the most prestigious solar boat race in world. ‘As far as I know, there were a lot of participants from different countries in 2010. Next year the DSC becomes an even bigger race with the participants from Finland and China.’