The Nuna5 Team

The Nuon Solar Team for each race is composed of students at Delft University of Technology who interrupt their studies for a year to build the solar car. The team members come from various disciplines: electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, sustainable energy technology, architecture, industrial design and mechanical engineering.

(photo: Hans Peter van Velthoven)

‘Nuna5 has really become our baby,’ says Rein van den Eijnde, the team leader. ‘After all the work we have put in, we are now very happy and proud to be able to present it to the outside world. We really can’t wait to start driving Nuna. After all, the car may look great, but what it’s all about is racing and winning. We feel like a real Formula 1 team and just the thought of the start sets the pulse racing. The engine may be silent, but you could almost swear you can hear it throbbing on the starting grid!’