ISSUE FOUR • June 2018
/ Sustainability & Ethics
Solar Car Innovation on the International Stage Tobias McBride, Head of the Business Team at DUEM and a Masters in Management student at Durham University Business School
Durham University Business School’s aim is to help its students develop the relevant skills and knowledge to become the responsible international business leaders and entrepreneurs of the future. Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) is a perfect example of how Business School students are already using their skills and knowledge to lead innovation in their field at an international level. DUEM is a 50-strong student-run team that designs and constructs solar powered cars to compete in international endurance competitions. Its aim is to encourage further innovation in the development of
sustainable solar energy for electric vehicle usage in the future. Below, Tobias McBride, Head of the Business Team at DUEM and a Masters in Management student at Durham University Business School, gives us an update on the successes of the DUEM team since the beginning of the year.
2017 marked a landmark year for the DUEM team. We exhibited our solar car at a number of international events, such as Goodwood’s Festival of Speed; signed a landmark agreement at the UN COP23 Climate Summit in Bonn, and also took part in a 3000km solar car challenge across the Australian outback against 45 other teams from around the world – which you can read about in the previous IMPACT magazine, Issue 3. This was a truly fantastic way to celebrate our 15th anniversary, by continuing to be at the forefront of solar car technology.
