Aliancys Helps Nuna9 Solar Car Win the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia

The solar car Nuna9 passed the finish line in Adelaide in pole position during the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2017. The Nuon Solar Team took four days and six hours for the 3,000 kilometer race from Darwin to Adelaide. Aliancys is the innovation partner of the Nuon Solar Team. The construction and outer shell of the Nuna9 have been manufactured with styrene-free Beyone resins from Aliancys. The construction of the Nuna9 vehicle was done by the team at the Polymer Science Park in Zwolle, next to the Aliancys R&D Center. “Aliancys supported the Nuon Solar Team with innovative composites application technology, and provided hands-on support in manufacturing”, comments Paul Vercoulen, CTO of Aliancys. The Nuna9 has been made with Beyone styrene-free resin systems used in combination with TeXtreme carbon fabrics (supplied by Oxeon).