Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2025 launches at Lot Fourteen

Lot Fourteen hosted the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge media launch today on World Environment Day.

With less that 100 days to go until the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), the world’s greatest innovation and engineering challenge, teams at home and around the world are in countdown mode for the ultimate race for climate change solutions.

Official registrations released today show a culturally diverse field of 37 teams from 18 countries, regions and economies united in their drive to a more sustainable future.

More than 1200 participants, supporters, industry partners, renewables and climate change experts from the world’s leading universities and high-tech industry sectors, will travel from as far as the America’s Scandinavia, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.

For the first time the BWSC will shift from its traditional mid-October timeslot to 24-31 August, the end of the Australian winter with an expected 20% less sun! Early forecasts from around the globe predict cool runnings in this unique 3,000-kilometre race from Darwin to Adelaide, even without the sun shining directly overhead.

For the first time teams from Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and USA high schoolers will join high flying international ‘top guns’, emerging teams and a strong home-grown contingent of six Australian teams.

South Australia will be represented by newly merged team from University of Adelaide and UniSA (AUSRT); and the South Australian Solar Vehicle Association, including teachers and students from Findon Technical College.

Victorian team, DUST from Deakin University; the ANU team from Canberra; Sunswift from the University of NSW, and the Western Sydney Solar Team from Western Sydney University, round out the Aussie contingent.

Complementing this world class field, the BWSC program of events in Darwin and Adelaide will feature climate change and renewable energy experts from around the world, including Danny Kennedy, champion and advocate for clean energy and climate protection.

The stage is set for a total eclipse of past events and achievements. For event details go to: www.worldsolarchallenge.org.