Nuna 12
This is Nuna 12! A team of 18 highly motivated students with various technical backgrounds, from aerospace engineering to computer science. With our large variety of technical backgrounds, we are pushing the limits of solar power. With our solar car we strive to inspire the world about sustainability and technical innovations.
Our goal
The team will participate in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. At this world cup for solar racing, they will be competing against some of the best teams from all over the world. After a few challenging years with the cancellation of the event and a car that burned down, Nuna 12 will do everything in their power to reclaim the title: ‘World Champion’.
Team reveal
Meet the team
Team Leader
Lennart Hessels
Technical Manager
Alinda Dersjant
Chief Engineer
Folkert Straus
Partnerships
Tijn van Weel
Partnerships
Thijs Kaalberg
Public Relations
Isis Prummel
Aerodynamics
Jort Simons
Aerodynamics
Basthian Galenkamp
Aerodynamics
Nadine Duursma
Mechanical Engineer
Tim van Baast
Mechanical Engineer
Jesse Negenman
Strategist
Sweder Blanken
Structural Engineer
Ben Onland
Structural Engineer
Pepijn Theeuwes
Software Engineer
Vincent Groen
Electrical Engineer
Stefan Loen
Electrical Engineer
Kees Broek
Electrical Engineer
Arman van Dijk
Ambassadors
Team coach
Marc Lammers
Our team coach Marc Lammers teaches us how to think out of the box. He shows us how to collaborate more efficiently. His experience and determination help us to get that winning mentality.
Former team coach
Wubbo Ockels
Our first team coach, Wubbo Ockels, was there from the start of the project in 2000. He helped to formulate the winning factors. The key factors to build not only a winning solar car, but also a winning team. Wubbo stayed team coach until he passed away in 2014. His legacy still lives on today.
Co-Founder Happy Energy Foundation
Joos Ockels
Joos is the wife of Wubbo Ockels and has been a part of the Nuna family for many years. She joined many of our solar races and was a support from very early on.
Physicist, former politician and writer
Jan Terlouw
Jan Terlouw is a known advocate of actions to stop climate change and to preserve nature. In 2018 he became ambassador of our team and he revealed Nuna 9s to the press.