REMINDER/Green Mountain Energy's Winston Solar Challenge Kicks Off July 17 at Dell Computer's Round Rock Campus; Broadcast Media Invited
--| SUBJECT: | STUDENTS EMBARK ON EIGHT-DAY SOLAR CAR RACE BEGINNING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS |
| KEYWORDS: | Winston Solar Challenge Solar Cars Dell Green Mountain Energy Computers Alternative Energy The following is a satellite news feed REMINDER: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STORY SUMMARY: Green Mountain Energy's Winston Solar Challenge will kick off on Tuesday, July 17, at Dell Computer's Round Rock campus near Austin, Texas. Eight high school teams from across the United States and Mexico will compete in a cross-country solar race. The eight-day, 1,400-mile challenge is designed to motivate students in the sciences, provide hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and emphasize the value of alternative energy sources. Students and judges will be using Dell Inspiron notebooks to access a wireless network to fix their location, gauge solar car battery usage, monitor weather patterns, track their competitors and record other important race data that factors into their race strategies. THIS SATELLITE FEED CONTAINS: Footage: -- Footage from the race kickoff at Dell -- B-roll of student preparation for the solar challenge, including footage of teams building and testing their solar-powered vehicles -- Demonstration of global positioning system and Dell notebook computers -- Classroom footage from the Winston Solar Education Program SOTs: -- Dr. Lehman Marks, Event Organizer -- Bill Rodrigues, Dell -- Gillan Taddune, Green Mountain Energy Co. -- Student soundbites ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FEED DATE: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 FEED TIME: 1-1:15 p.m. CDT (re-feed at 1:15 to 1:30 p.m. CDT) |
| COORDINATES: | SAT/XPDR: Galaxy 3R -- Transponder 1 (C-band) Receive Horizontally at 3720 MHz SOURCE: Dell -- Verestar Dallas for Uplink AUDIO: 6.2/6.8 |
| FORMAT: | Package TRT TBA SOTs B-roll |
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