Opening Ceremony Solar Decathlon Today
Friday, October 12:
by, Reggie “Razmataz” Rasmussen
A grand day in the solar industry; today is the opening ceremony of the Solar Decathlon. The event takes place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., October 12 – 20. The Solar Decathlon joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house.
Just like the well-known Olympic decathlon, the Solar Decathlon consists of ten contests. But the Solar Decathlon centers on all of the ways in which we use energy in our daily lives—at work, at home, and at play.
Below are the ten Solar Decathlon Contests:
- Architecture — 200 points
- Engineering — 150 points
- Market Viability — 150 points
- Communications — 100 points
- Comfort Zone — 100 points
- Appliances — 100 points
- Hot Water — 100 points
- Lighting — 100 points
- Energy Balance — 100 points
- Getting Around — 100 points
The 2007 Solar Decathlon is the third competition, with past Decathlons occurring in 2005 and 2002. On October 14, 2006, the University of Colorado won the 2005 contest in the Solar Decathlon. Cornell University took second place and California Polytechnic State University placed third.
During each of the past Solar Decathlons, more than 100,000 visitors gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to visit the “solar village.”
The U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is the primary sponsor of the Solar Decathlon. For more information visit:
http://www.solardecathlon.org/
Filed under: Green Energy Forum
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