The Ecotricity Greenbird -
world speed record challenge.

Harnessing the power of the wind is what Ecotricity is all about! And now we're taking our love of wind to a new level, with the fastest wind powered vehicle on Earth!

The Greenbird will challenge all your preconceptions of wind powered travel - it's simply an amazing machine powered only by nature. And not just on land... on ice too.

It's part aeroplane, part sailboat, part Formula One car...

... find out more About The Greenbird >>

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STOP PRESS: Washed away!

Well, we needed the perfect weather ... what we got was far from it. Uncharacteristic rainfall has flooded the Lake Lefroy leaving hopes of a world record high-and-dry.

The team have packed up and left the outback, a little down hearted but firmly focused on the next attempt for the ice record in 2009.

Read final lakeside blog post and watch video >>

New team, shared goal

The Greenbird Project is a new venture for Ecotricity – a partnership with Richard Jenkins and the Windjet Project, to push the boundaries of wind technologies for zero carbon-emitted, wind-powered transportation.

This new team is full of confidence for achieving two new world records.

More about the team >>

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