The Solar Decathlon
Every other year, the U.S. Energy Department holds a solar decathlon for groups from different universities around the globe. The winning group gets a $100,000 grant over 2 years.
A Contest of a Different Sort
The solar decathlon is a fascinating technique for promoting research study and advancement on solar innovation by the Energy Department. The Department chooses 20 groups from a bunch of candidates to participate.
To win the competitors, the groups are offered the objective of developing and making a house that runs entirely on solar power. The most energy effective house wins the university and the competitors is granted $100,000 for research study and advancement of solar innovations.
In 2005, the University of Colorado was the winner of the competitors with Cornell and Cal Poly ending up 3rd and 2nd. It was the 2nd win in a row for Colorado over such schools as MIT and Cal Poly. The groups for the 2007 competitors have actually been picked and are presently dealing with their tasks:
California Polytechnic State University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Kansas State University
Lawrence Technological University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York City Institute of Technology
Group Montreal
Technische Universität Darmstadt,
Texas A&M University
Pennsylvania State University
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Missouri-Rolla,
University of Texas at Austin
The groups are because of construct their houses on the National Mall on October 7, 2007. With the brand-new interest of the Bush Administration in solar energy, possibly the contest will get a Presidential see.
To win the competitors, the groups are provided the objective of producing and producing a house that runs entirely on solar power. The groups are not just needed to develop the house and create, however they need to build the houses on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for all to see. The most energy effective house wins the university and the competitors is granted $100,000 for research study and advancement of solar innovations.
In 2005, the University of Colorado was the winner of the competitors with Cornell and Cal Poly ending up 3rd and 2nd. The groups for the 2007 competitors have actually been picked and are presently working on their jobs:
