Recently, the 2026 Elektrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) officially concluded. ASC is one of the most influential top-level events in the global solar powered racing field, known for its long schedule, complex road conditions, and variable climate. It is regarded as a comprehensive ultimate test of solar powered vehicle energy systems, aerodynamic design, and team strategy capabilities. This competition has attracted more than ten top teams from around the world, and the competition is particularly fierce.
The race started from Minnesota on July 25th local time in the United States, heading south along Route 66 and ending in Texas. Unlike traditional racing, ASC determines the winner based on 8 days of accumulated driving distance, passing through multiple terrains such as plains, hills, deserts, and spanning several climate zones. The drastic fluctuations in temperature differences and sunlight conditions place extremely high demands on the energy management, strategic scheduling, and system reliability of the racing car. Under such a strict competition system, it is not easy to complete the race smoothly, and to rank in the top, one needs to perform with almost zero errors in every aspect.
After an 8-day extreme journey across the mainland of the United States, the Belgian Innopus Solar Team and Dutch Delft Solar Team, empowered by Longi BC technology, broke through from more than 20 global teams and ultimately won the championship and runner up.
近日，2026年美国太阳能挑战赛（Elektrek American Solar Challenge, ASC）正式收官。ASC是全球太阳能赛车领域最具影响力的顶级赛事之一，以赛程漫长、路况复杂、气候多变著称，被视为对太阳能汽车能源系统、空气动力学设计与团队策略能力的综合极限考验。本届赛事吸引几十余支来自全球的顶级车队参赛，竞争尤为激烈。
赛事自美国当地时间7月25日从明尼苏达州发车，沿66号公路一路南下，终点设于德克萨斯州。与传统竞速赛不同，ASC以8天累计行驶距离决出胜负，途经平原、丘陵、荒漠等多重地形，横跨数个气候带，温差与日照条件的剧烈波动对赛车的能源管理、策略调度和系统可靠性提出了极高要求。在如此严酷的赛制下，顺利完赛已属不易，跻身前列更需每个环节近乎零失误的发挥。
在历经8天横跨美国大陆的极限征程后，由隆基BC技术赋能的比利时Innoptus Solar Team与荷兰Delft Solar Team从20余支全球车队中强势突围，最终包揽冠亚军。
Among them, Innophus Solar Team has driven a total of 4298.9 kilometers to win the championship, becoming the first European team in the history of the event. Since its establishment, ASC has never won a championship with a European team before, setting a new milestone in this breakthrough; Delft Solar Team won the runner up with a cumulative mileage of 4080.5 kilometers.
Both fleets are equipped with Longi BC technology products as a source of vehicle energy supply, demonstrating stable energy output and excellent conversion efficiency in practical tests, continuously releasing stable energy for the fleet in efficient and reliable multiple forms.
This is the second consecutive year that Longi has been deeply involved in the world's top solar racing ecosystem. In 2025, Longi will join hands with Innopus Solar Team for the first time to compete in the World Solar Challenge. In 2026, cooperation will further deepen, and LONGi will become a core technology partner for both the Belgian Innopus Solar Team and the Dutch Delft Solar Team. Both teams ranked among the top three in the world at the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Car Challenge (BWSC), and are the only two European teams to participate in this year's ASC. From racing to endurance, from single team to double line support, Longi's participation in the field of solar powered racing continues to upgrade, and its BC technology has become a common choice for top teams to tackle extreme challenges.
其中，Innoptus Solar Team累计行驶4298.9公里夺得冠军，并成为该赛事历史上首支夺冠的欧洲车队——ASC自创办以来，欧洲车队此前从未问鼎，这一突破创下新的里程碑；Delft Solar Team累计行驶4080.5公里获得亚军。
两支车队均搭载了隆基BC技术产品作为车辆能量供给来源，实战考验中展现出稳定的能量输出与优异的转换效率，以高效、可靠的多元形态为车队持续释放稳定能量。
这是隆基连续第二年深度参与全球顶级太阳能赛车生态。2025年，隆基首度与Innoptus Solar Team携手征战世界太阳能挑战赛。2026年，合作进一步深化，隆基同时成为比利时Innoptus Solar Team与荷兰Delft Solar Team的核心技术伙伴。两支车队均在2025年普利司通世界太阳能车挑战赛（BWSC）中位列世界前三，也是本届ASC仅有的两支欧洲参赛队伍。从竞速到耐力，从单一车队到双线支持，隆基在太阳能赛车领域的参与不断升级，其BC技术也成为顶尖车队应对极限挑战的共同选择。
The 2026 US Solar Challenge brings together top solar teams from around the world.
In the field of solar powered racing, the connection between Longi and the team is not based on financial support, but always revolves around technological co creation. The roof area of the racing car is limited to only 6 square meters of exposed solar cell area. The entire photovoltaic cell system must balance ultimate conversion efficiency, lightweight, flexible adaptation, and reliability under long-distance endurance, with each indicator far exceeding conventional application scenarios. The customized flexible components carried by the Belgian team and the efficient battery solution adopted by the Dutch team this time are the differentiated solutions provided by Longi BC technology for different technical routes and vehicle requirements. Two world-class teams coincidentally chose Longi, essentially a rigorous validation of its BC technology in terms of conversion efficiency, product stability, and multi scenario adaptability.
For Longi, the ASC arena is both a testing ground for technology and a starting point for continuous breakthroughs. The core goal of Longi's deep integration into the solar racing ecosystem is to verify the performance of BC products in real and rigorous extreme scenarios, and to jointly expand the application boundaries of solar energy with the world's top innovation forces.
2026年美国太阳能挑战赛汇聚了来自全球各地的顶尖太阳能车队。
在太阳能赛车领域，隆基与车队的联结并不建立在资金支持之上，始终而是围绕技术共创展开。赛车车顶面积仅限6平方米太阳能电池露出面积，整个光伏电池系统必须兼顾极致转换效率、轻量化、柔性适配与长距离耐力下的可靠性，每一项指标均远超常规应用场景。此次比利时车队搭载的定制化柔性组件与荷兰车队采用的高效电池方案，正是隆基BC技术针对不同技术路线和车型需求所给出的差异化解决方案。两支世界级车队不约而同选择隆基，本质上是对其BC技术在转换效率、产品稳定性和多场景适应能力上的一次严格验证。
对隆基而言，ASC赛场既是技术的试炼场，也是持续突破的起点。在真实而严苛的极限场景中验证BC产品性能，与全球顶尖创新力量共同拓展太阳能的应用边界，正是隆基深度融入太阳能赛车生态的核心目标。
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