Shell Eco-marathon is a global academic programme focused on energy optimisation and one of the world’s leading student engineering competitions. Over the past 35 years, the programme has consistently brought to life Shell’s mission of powering progress by providing more and cleaner energy solutions. The global academic programme brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) students from across the globe to design, build and operate some of the world’s most energy-efficient vehicles. All in the name of collaboration and innovation, as students’ bright ideas help to shape a lower carbon future for all.
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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Microsoft is supporting the Shell Eco-marathon programme with Pitch the Future, developing, judging and awarding one of the four real-world challenges designed to challenge the student teams to use the STEM skills they’ve been honing.
Nissan is a Japanese automotive manufacturer that provides unique and innovative automotive products and services to help enrich people’s lives. Nissan’s Formula E program demonstrates the performance side of Nissan Intelligent Mobility – the company’s forward-looking vision for changing how cars are powered, driven and connected into society.
Nissan is supporting the Shell Eco-marathon off-track awards as well as hosting a virtual learning session designed to support our Shell Eco-marathon participants and the wider STEM community. Tommaso Volpe, Nissan Global Motorsport Director, will help educate audiences on how to build a career in motorsport.
Southwest Research Institute® is a not-for-profit research and development organisation that works with government and industry to provide solutions to some of the world’s most challenging scientific and engineering problems.
SWRI supports Shell Eco-marathon by providing technical inspection expertise as well as off-track technical innovation award sponsorship.
DSV Solutions (formerly known as Agility Fairs & Events) is one of the world’s leading logistics companies and is recognised in the top 4% of the logistics industry for environmental sustainability.
DSV Solutions supports Shell Eco-marathon participants by safely and efficiently delivering their vehicles to competition locations around the world.
Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in product development, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics.
Altair is proud to support Make the Future by supplying licenses, training and support for Altair HyperWorks™ to all teams competing in the Shell Eco-marathon events.
Schmid Elektronik is a supplier of industrial electronics, embedded systems and IOT applications. For proof of concepts, prototypes, MVP's (Minimum Viable Products) and series products.
As a key partner of the Shell Eco-marathon data & technology team, Schmid offers development services and onsite support for the telemetry system being used at the World Championship.
DuPont is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life.
DuPont is proud to support Shell Eco-marathon by supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) to teams attending live events - which include Tyvek® 500 coveralls, and cut and heat-resistant gloves made with Kevlar®. Our technical and safety experts will provide education and support assessing the overall health and safety and team compliance during track competitions.