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The Stony Brook Solar Racing Team is an interdisciplinary student-run competitive organization at Stony Brook University. Students work together to research, design, produce, and test a solar-electric race boat for competition. Working independently in our machine shop, we produce a majority of the vessel in-house, such as motor controllers, drivetrain, composite molds, solar panels, control system, and various other mechanical/electrical devices. We also have many related research opportunities outside of the scope of competition, such as high voltage EVs and cutting-edge renewable energy.

First competing in 1998, the Solar Racing Team competes at the annual Solar Splash Competition. In addition to attending competition, we host a variety of workshops and side projects throughout the year to help team members learn about sustainable transportation, alternative energy, 3D CAD software, Arduino, web-dev, and more.

 

SOLAR RACING MEETINGS

Fall 2025:

Meeting Location: Frey 226

Check Discord for Solar Racing Shop hours.

 

 

 

SOLAR RACING EVENTS

The Solar Racing Team organizes a variety of events throughout the semester that allow you to make friends and have some fun, and help students develop professionally, such as workshops and hands-on engineering projects.

Events by Semester:

Spring: Promoting Electric Propulsion at Virginia Beach, Solar Splash at Springfield Ohio

Each Semester: Lake Ronkonkoma Wet Test