The Nemesis wind car - first public appearance

09 September 2009

The Science Museum will celebrate the advances of low-carbon technology as part of this year’s Festival of Innovation at its Wroughton site from 12-13 September. The family orientated festival is the only time this year that the Wroughton site is open to the public and provides a unique opportunity to see the fascinating collections inside the Science Museum’s large storage facilities.

The weekend-long free festival, which celebrates technology and innovation, will look at the past, present and future of technology and its impact on everyday life.

On public display for the first time will be Dale’s wind powered car, the Nemesis – a unique prototype sports car powered solely by wind -generated electricity. And our lovely Press Officer Maddy will be there to answer any questions you have about the Nemesis.
Other festival highlights include:

• The electric motorbikes from the first zero-carbon race at the Isle of Man TT
• Special access to the Science Museum’s world-class collections of cars, such as the DAF 44, Hydrogen Fuel Cell car, aeroplanes such as the Rutan Varieze and other marvels of engineering from cash machines to Lotus racing bikes.
• Displays of amazing technology from high-tech treasure hunting to home built bio-fuel Audi TT.
• Science Museum interactive shows and workshops such as Feel the Force and Get a Grip.
• Talks in the Science Museum Library – home to thousands of rare books and archives such as the Apollo 11 flight plan and the Bluebird speed record archive.

Among the key low-carbon exhibits is the Science Museum’s Bersey Electric Cab 1897, one of the world’s oldest electric cars and the first self-propelled cab licensed for hire in London. This unique vehicle revolutionised public transport in London, driving up to thirty miles between battery charges for a day’s work.

This is a free event (although high carbon producing transport will be charged £5 to park)!
For more information see the Science Museum Festival of Innovation webpage.