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Why did you set up a company here, then, and not in the sahara? because we love the sun because we see it so less. actually, the netherlands is a european leader in solar power, getting as much as i7% of its energy from the sun. lex is a bit of a world leader, too. in 2012, he co—founded the team that went on to win the solar challenge cruiser race across the australian outback four times in a row. unsurprisingly, the design of lightyear one is somewhat more conventional. now, solar cells are ...

And then if you fall in, then it stops. now, this wont be as energy—efficient as hydroplaning, but its still powerful. in four seconds, we will be up well above 30 knots, so everyone needs to hold on. is everyone ready? yes. give her everything you got. just full throttle. laughter yep, im flooring it. its similar to candela in cost and top speeds, but can cruise slowly for double the time. as it sails, the vessel collects 150 data points each second. everything is shared back to h0 to optimis...

Right, im following you. yes, come. under this 25—foot craft is a wing for hydroplaning and sensors that collect hundreds of data points every second. youll have to take the passenger seat first. 0k. and then well let you drive. we need to stabilise it, much like a fighterjet. then we feel how were oriented, where we are in the world, and then about 100 times per second, we are adjustable by twisting it and changing the angle to keep stable. this is where it gets exciting. lets go. wow! i can ...

Are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a days worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 miles of that. the rest still has to come from plugging it in. however, 45 miles might be enough to get you to work and back. you can fast—charge it using a normal charger, but the solar panel will recharge your commute every day. so, basically, when you put it outside of your office space, then it recharges itself, and when you ...

A while but its more that peoples computers can now handle what we are giving it. i mean, this is fun. its a disaster, for me, and for everyone that lives down that street, but its fun, so i can kind of see how people would actually engage with this. its incredibly easy, and thats the first time you have used it and ok, you have made a bit of a mess but it looks. . .semi—believable. whether or not you would put those objects there... it looks... longest pause in the history of television. ..be...

Like a duck to water. well, after a few big unplanned splashes. ok, that feels faster than you went. ok, now pull it down a bit. 0k, pull it down a bit. im heading for the big waves. whoa — whoa! that was amazing! good work! i barely felt those. a very different experience to our producers boat. thank you for the warning! its a leader amongst its electric peers, but i do wonder if prices — starting from around $300,000 — might stall adoption, especially when similar—sized motorboats can ...

In an unassuming garage in the netherlands, theres an electric car with a secret. no, its not its ultra—light, ultra—strong carbon—fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and its not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 1950s, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and youll see that its not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels — solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels in...

This is greenwich naval college in london. with its brand—new cycle way, play area, benches and bike park. its an urban regeneration that didnt need council approval — in fact, it was only completed about ten minutes ago. yeah, its a visualisation of how things could be, the kind of thing you see skilled urban designers make, although this is betastreets, a tool that can be used by anyone. quite often the visualisation can be done at the end of hundreds of thousands of pounds of design work ...

They dont like it, and therein lies a problem because a lot of money and time has been spent getting there. we kept betastreets as a simple tool for most people and not something you need to work in design for two years to be able to do. the idea is anyone can take a photo of their local area, upload it to betastreets and the software will do the work for you. this tool analyses the photo to work out the geometry of the image and that makes adding street furniture, cycle lanes and trees a doddle...

Motor boats use fuel that create greenhouse gases. they can leak petrol and they can cause noise pollution. so, im here to take a look at some electric boats that aim to overcome these problems, including one that doesnt cut through the waves, but glides above them. right, im following you. yes, come. under this 25—foot craft is a wing for hydroplaning and sensors that collect hundreds of data points every second. youll have to take the passenger seat first. 0k. and then well let you drive. we...