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    "markdown": "# LONGi BC Technology Powers Two European Teams ··· | Ooitech\n\n> Belgium's Innoptus Solar Team and the Netherlands' Delft Solar Team secured first and second place at the 2026 American Solar Challenge using customized solar solutions based on LONGi BC technology.\n\n![LONGi BC Technology Powers Two European Teams to Sweep the 2026 American Solar Challenge](https://cdn.ooitech.com/static/upload/image/20260808/52bc23db313eb86ae9bd87e40d7e5e7f.webp)\n\n- ** 2026-08-08\n- ** 0 Views\n- ** [Blog](/Blog.html)\n\n### LONGi BC Technology Powers Two European Teams to Sweep the 2026 American Solar Challenge\n\n##### LONGi BC Technology Helps European Teams Claim First and Second Place\n\nThe 2026 American Solar Challenge, also known as the Electrek American Solar Challenge or ASC, has officially concluded. After an eight-day journey across the United States, Belgium's Innoptus Solar Team and the Netherlands' Delft Solar Team broke away from an international field to secure first and second place. Both teams were supported by LONGi BC technology.\n\nBelgium's Innoptus Solar Team, wearing blue, and the Netherlands' Delft Solar Team, wearing orange, finished first and second at the 2026 American Solar Challenge.\n\n##### Eight Days Across the United States\n\nASC is one of the world's most influential solar car competitions. It is known for its long route, complex road conditions, and unpredictable weather. The event tests the energy system, aerodynamic design, reliability, and strategic planning of every participating solar vehicle.\n\nThis year's competition attracted dozens of leading teams from around the world, making the contest especially demanding.\n\nThe race began in Minnesota on July 25, local time, and followed Route 66 south toward the finish in Texas. Unlike a conventional speed race, ASC determines the winner by the total distance completed over eight days.\n\nThe route crossed plains, hills, deserts, and several climate zones. Large changes in temperature and sunlight placed heavy demands on vehicle energy management, race strategy, and overall system reliability. Under these conditions, simply completing the event was difficult. Reaching the front required near-perfect execution across almost every part of the vehicle and team operation.\n\nBelgium's Innoptus Solar Team and the Netherlands' Delft Solar Team compete in the 2026 American Solar Challenge.\n\n##### Innoptus Makes History with a 4,298.9-Kilometer Victory\n\nInnoptus Solar Team completed a cumulative distance of 4,298.9 kilometers to win the championship. The result also made Innoptus the first European team in ASC history to take the title. No European team had previously won the event, making the victory a new milestone for the competition.\n\nDelft Solar Team completed 4,080.5 kilometers and finished second.\n\nBoth vehicles used products based on LONGi BC technology as their energy source. During the demanding race, the solar systems delivered stable power output and strong conversion efficiency. Their efficient, reliable, and application-specific designs helped provide consistent energy throughout the long-distance challenge.\n\nAt the 2026 American Solar Challenge, Innoptus Solar Team, in blue, won the championship, while Delft Solar Team, in orange, took second place.\n\n##### From One-Team Cooperation to Dual Technical Support\n\nThis marked the second consecutive year that LONGi had been deeply involved in the world's top solar racing ecosystem.\n\nIn 2025, LONGi first partnered with Innoptus Solar Team for the World Solar Challenge. The cooperation expanded in 2026, with LONGi becoming a core technology partner of both Innoptus Solar Team and Delft Solar Team.\n\nBoth teams ranked among the world's top three in the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, or BWSC. They were also the only two European teams participating in this edition of ASC.\n\nFrom speed-focused racing to long-distance endurance, and from supporting one team to working with two, LONGi has continued to deepen its role in solar motorsport. Its BC technology has become a shared choice among leading teams facing extreme performance requirements.\n\nThe 2026 American Solar Challenge brought together leading solar racing teams from around the world.\n\n##### A Real-World Test for High-Efficiency BC Technology\n\nLONGi's connection with solar racing teams is not based on financial sponsorship. The cooperation has consistently focused on joint technical development.\n\nA solar racing car is limited to just six square meters of exposed solar cell area on its roof. Within this restricted space, the photovoltaic system must combine very high conversion efficiency, low weight, flexible integration, and dependable performance over long distances. Each requirement goes far beyond what is normally expected in conventional applications.\n\nThe Belgian team's customized flexible modules and the Dutch team's high-efficiency cell solution were differentiated answers developed around the two teams' vehicle designs and technical routes. The decision by both world-class teams to use LONGi technology served as a demanding practical test of BC technology in conversion efficiency, product stability, and adaptability across different operating conditions.\n\nFor LONGi, the ASC course is both a testing ground and a starting point for further development. 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