SunPower Partners with Nine of 12 Collegiate Teams Competing in the 2013 Formula Sun Grand Prix in Austin, Texas

Of 12 university teams that registered to compete in this year's FSGP, nine chose to build and race their solar vehicles with high efficiency SunPower Maxeon solar cells including:

• Illinois State University
• Iowa State University
• Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Northwestern University
• Oregon State University
• Principia College
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Waterloo
• Western Michigan University

The FSGP is an annual, three-day race where university teams from around the world challenge their solar vehicles to successfully handle curves, braking and acceleration on a grand prix-style course. This year's event will be held in Austin, Texas at the Circuit of The Americas™ on an official Formula 1® racetrack for the first time in FSGP history. The University of Texas at Austin Solar Vehicles Team from the Cockrell School of Engineering will act as local university host.

Various FSGP race events will be held from June 24 - 29, 2013. They are free and open to the public. One FSGP winner will be determined by the most laps completed during designated driving hours, while another team will be recognized for completing the fastest single-lap around the track. Paired with functional vehicle design and solar cell application, high solar cell efficiency will be critical to success since teams have limited solar charging time in the mornings and evenings on race days.

SunPower is an official sponsor of this year's FSGP. The company's Austin employees will be at the event to discuss SunPower's high efficiency solar technology and assist with race-day logistics. Announced in 2010, SunPower's Austin office employs about 100 people who primarily perform operations, IT, finance, and engineering, procurement and construction functions.

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