One of the reasons Autodesk became such a dominant provider of computer-aided design software was its decision early on to seed its software in architecture schools and universities. Now, the company is angling to position itself in the field of green product design.
Its latest awareness/marketing project is sponsorship of a project by PlanetSolar to design and construct a solar catamaran that will be used to circumnavigate the globe during a 25,000-mile, 120-day journey in 2010. The company, based in Germany, will use stops during the trip to promote renewable energy and solar power.
At first I wondered, why does a sailboat need solar power?…Â Details
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