Cville Solar Team Powers Food Truck at UVA

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UVA student and staff in front of Sombrero's food truck
Bernardo Martinez, owner of Sombrero food truck, left, stands with Audrey Swart, electrical and computer engineering undergraduate student and member of the Cville Solar Team.

The Cville Solar Team is dedicated to harvesting energy from solar panels to power events at UVA. Recently, the team used a battery box with four lead-acid batteries to power the Sombrero’s food truck for a day. 

The team is passionate about sharing their love for renewable energy and making the UVA community a more sustainable place. They have used solar-charged batteries to power large events including the Lighting of the Lawn, as well as smaller events such as waffle and pancake days. 

Check out the photos the team contributed below.

students in front of food truck

Audrey Swart, left, stands with Nora Wilkerson, aerospace engineering undergraduate student and Cville Solar Team member at Sombreros.

sign that reads cville solar project powering Sombrero's
students working on solar panels

Wilkerson, left, and Tyler Beauchesne, a commerce and global sustainability undergraduate student and Cville Solar Team member, work on solar panels.

students working on solar panels
battery box
students setting up the solar for the food truck
students in front of the food truck

Swart, chemistry undergraduate student and Cville Solar Team member Simran Patel, center, and Wilkerson pose for a selfie.

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