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We have already built on our previous successes this year and have been working hard on numerous projects since the beginning of 2018. Our ever-growing push to market our solar car saw us attend Cleantech Innovate in March, an event held at the historic Faraday Lecture Theatre in the Royal Institution in London, which provides developers with the opportunity to put their sustainable technology products in the limelight for potential funding. DUEM pitched its solar car to around 400 potential investors and received a great reception, which hopefully will lead to even more exciting opportunities in the future. We were able to push our visibility even further on the international stage after being invited to appear at the premier electric vehicle championship – Formula E – at its Rome, Paris and Berlin races. This event offers a great opportunity to showcase the solar car to a large, global audience who are specifically interested in not only sustainable energy, but also its uses in transport for the future. We have also been invited to attend and present our solar car for the remainder of this Formula E season – including the Zurich E-Prix on 10 June 2018, which will be the first road race held in Switzerland for over 60 years. However, the Zurich E-Prix is not the only international event we will be presenting our solar car at this summer. We have also been invited to a host of global sustainable energy events, including Energy Live News’ Future of Energy conference – where we shall be showcasing our solar car, promoting its unique innovation and discussing how this can be utilised to create a sustainable future for transport. We have also been invited to present our solar car at the music, science, arts, culture and space festival, Blue Dot, in mid-July, and a top-secret event that details will be released for in the near future. At DUEM, we have continued to expand our outreach programme, focused on attracting the widest range of students as possible into STEM degrees and careers, particularly looking to appeal to students from the most diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds. We hope to inspire the next generation of students to push for innovation, seek better sustainable energy and think differently about our planet. Since our launch over 15 years ago, the DUEM team has grown year on year and 2018 has already proven to be the biggest year yet. Behind the scenes, we are already working hard on our next generation solar car which will be released later this year.
There are numerous events that DUEM will be showcasing its solar car technology at this year, new team members to be introduced and a new generation solar car to unveil. The future of energy will be solar, and DUEM are leading the way in the use of solar energy for cars. We have so many exciting opportunities lined up and cannot wait to share our exciting news and updates, as we prepare once again to show the world just what our team can do.
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