Solar Rollers
Solar Rollers high school teams design, build and race
high-performance solar-powered radio-controlled cars.
ENERGY is in demand
COMPETE with your high school team IN GENERATION, STORAGE & Use
Energy workforce engagement for Young People
Workforce development. Solar Rollers Alumni are applying critical energy concepts and essential workforce skills to launch their careers in design, engineering, manufacturing and energy technology. Energy demand is growing rapidly - especially for electricity - and career options abound in all aspects of planning, engineering, building and maintaining systems that may use nuclear, geothermal, gas or renewable energy generation while integrating with energy storage such as batteries and/or the grid.
Hands-ON team ENERGY COMPETITION
Design & build custom high-power lithium batteries from cells
Design and build a power-matched PV array from cells
Attach your system to a radio-controlled racing EV
Test, iterate, optimize and study energy management to prepare for competition
Then run a full day of energy-based challenges and racing
Materials kit
online course SUPPORT
Trophy race
“Solar Rollers taught me to design, prototype, test and complete a product from scratch. This process made me want to be a mechanical engineer. ”
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