OUR SPONSORS
Better Together
The Zero Emission Racing Team is not only a group of racing enthusiasts; several specialised companies support the project with their expertise.
Main Partners: Solvay and Umicore
SolviCore GmbH & Co. KG was founded on July 1st, 2006 by its parent companies Umicore and Solvay. The 50-50 joint venture is based in Hanau, at Umicore´s main R&D site in Germany. SolviCore currently employs 40 people in research, development, production and sales of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) and related compounds, to be used in fuel cells (FC) applications.
Umicore and Solvay, two global industrial groups which respectively enjoy a global leading position in precious metal catalysts and polymer technology, have the ambition to play a major role in the development of fuel cell technology through SolviCore. The joint venture will be built on these core competencies and the experience of ten years of development in the area of fuel cell technology. SolviCore can also draw on Umicore`s world-leading position in metals management and precious metal recycling (closed loop concept), which will be required to control the cost of fuel cell products in the future.
Umicore and Solvay have agreed to support the team and will and will be the main sponsors. The Solvay Umicore Zero Emission Racing Team will demonstrate the potential of fuel cell technology developed by SolviCore.
Partner in Electric Drivetrain & Controls: Triphase
We are proud to have the support from Triphase. Triphase is a spin-off company from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, providing solutions for the fast realization of complex, high-performance, industrial power electronics applications. Together with Triphase we developed the power electronics and controls for the electric drivetrain of the kart.
Sponsors
Group T International University College is the source of this project, where all of the team members met each other and study or earned a degree industrial engineering.
Genker Kart Shop is the number one karting supplier in Belgium. We can use their track for testing.
Birel supports our team as well, by providing the top quality chassis and accessoires.
EnerSys is the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. Enersys provides us with batteries which will be used the first electric powered prototype kart.
Renderhouse is specialised in 3D illustrations and graphic solutions. Renderhouse created the artistic illustrations of the kart.
Castolin Eutectic is specialised in welding technology, and supported us with the welding of the custom built tubular chassis.
Mols is a rental service for vehicles and trucks. Mols supports the project by providing us light trucks to transport the racing vehicle and all components.
Indupol International N.V. is a market leader in composite solutions, and supported us in the production of the carbon fibre shell.
Diametal is specialised in cnc machining of metal parts. Various complex parts of the drivetrain were produced by Diametal.
Pirmatech deliverd various mechanical parts for the kart, including the components for the ultracapacitor box which were produced by waterjet cutting.
Linde is world leader in industrial gas supply and engineering. Linde provides us with hydrogen to power the vehicle.
Plastimetal is specialised in powdercoating of metal parts, and provided the chassis with a layer of highly resistant powercoated paint.
VITO is the Flemish institute for technological research. VITO provided us with testing infrastructure to analyse the performance of the fuel cell system.
