SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE TO GRACE GRAAFF-REINET IN SEPTEMBER
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge will be in Graaff-Reinet (Botanic sport ground) on 12 until 14 September. After travelling more than 1, 300 kilometres from Johannesburg (taking stops along the route), day four of the event will finish at Botanic sport ground, solar cars will start arriving at the venue from 15:00 until 18:00. Day […]
SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE TO GRACE MIDDELBURG IN SEPTEMBER
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge will be in Middelburg (Hoërskool Middelburg) on 12 September between 10:00 and 15:00. After travelling roughly 770 kilometres from Johannesburg (taking stops along the route), the Sasol Solar Challenge will make its fourth control-stop in Middelburg. The solar car teams will have an opportunity to refresh, swap drivers, do repairs, […]
Sasol empowers school learners in fence-line communities
Johannesburg, South Africa – Sasol has launched its Energy Innovation Schools competition aimed at raising awareness on the use of renewable and sustainable energy. The competition is geared at grades 4 to 11 learners from schools in its fence-line communities in Sasolburg, Secunda and Ekandustria. The competition is one of the supporting initiatives of the Sasol […]
SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE TO GRACE KROONSTAD IN SEPTEMBER
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge will be in Kroonstad (Kroonstad High School) on 9 September. Solar cars will start arriving at the venue from 15:00 until 18:00. After travelling roughly 220 kilometres from Johannesburg (taking stops along the route), the Sasol Solar Challenge will finish day two of the eight-day event at Kroonstad High School. […]
2022 SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE SET TO START IN BRAKPAN
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge will start in Brakpan (Carnival City Casino), East of Johannesburg on 9 September. Solar cars will start departing the venue from 08:00 until 09:00. From Carnival City Casino, the event will then travel roughly 100 kilometres to Sasolburg, where it will make its first control-stop and conduct a school activation […]
SASOL SOLAR CHALLENGE TO GRACE CALEDON IN SEPTEMBER
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge will be in Caledon (FreshStop) on 16 September between 10:00 and 15:00. This will be the first time the event stops in Caledon. After travelling roughly 2, 200 kilometres from Johannesburg (taking stops along the route), the Sasol Solar Challenge will make its ninth control-stop in Caledon. The solar car […]
Sasol Solar Challenge: Driving innovation and shaping the future of mobility
More than a decade after its debut in South Africa, the Sasol Solar Challenge continues to be the ultimate test of technology and innovation and contributor to the future of mobility globally. The Sasol Solar Challenge, (previously known as South African Solar Challenge) in its fourteenth year, is a biennial competition for talented engineering teams […]
Middleburg be on the lookout: The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge is coming to your town!
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge (SSC) will make its fourth control-stop in Middleburg High School on the 12th of September, after travelling through nine towns from Johannesburg. “Each control-stop has an optional loop of road, which teams can drive their solar cars around as many times as they like, racking up more kilometres, and each loop […]
Brakpan is the new start line for the Sasol Solar Challenge!
The Sasol Solar Challenge is proud to announce that the 2022 event will start from Carnival City Casino in Brakpan – East of Johannesburg. The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge kicks off on the 9th of September. The community of Brakpan and surroundings will witness the latest solar challenge technology, and also meet the best solar car […]
Sun Shuttle Solar Team wins DHL Global Forwarding logistics prize!
The Sasol Solar Challenge is pleased to announce that Sun Shuttle Solar Team has won the DHL Global Forwarding logistics prize voucher. The voucher funded by the global leader in the logistics industry, DHL Global Forwarding is valued at R100,000.00. It will help cover most of the international team’s costs associated with competing in South […]