The Ecotricity Greenbird in world wind-powered 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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Countdown to Aug/Sept 2008

The challenge is on for this August / September at Lake Lefroy, 50 kms south of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

The team flew out end of June, and will join the craft and support crew to set up and prepare for an August / September run at the world record.

Now we need the perfect sun, wind & surface!

More about the land record challenge >>

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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