Solar car to exhibit at UN Climate Change Conference

A car designed and built by Durham University students and powered only by the sun is taking to the global stage. The Durham University Solar Car (DUSC) will go on display at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. The latest creation of Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM) , the car is made of carbon fibre, weighs only 200kg and includes 391 solar cells allowing it to generate enough power to hit a top speed of 70mph. It will be exhibited at COP22's Sustainability and Innovation Forum on 14 and 15 November, providing world leaders and media with the opportunity to explore the technology behind the UK's longest-running solar car project. COP22 could be an important step towards implementation of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, agreed by world leaders last year. Sustainable engineering Tobias McBride, Head of DUEM's Business Team, at Durham University, UK, said: "This is a huge opportunity for us to showcase British, sustainable engineering on the world stage. "If we are going to successfully tackle climate change, then we are going to have to think in a more creative and sustainable way about how we source our energy and power our transport.