If you have an appreciation for the promise of solar power, like President Bush and I do, then you’ll appreciate the U.S. Department of Energy’s 3rd Solar Decathlon. The Solar Decathlon consists of twenty teams of young leaders from universities around the world who work together to design and build next-generation homes powered entirely by solar energy. For the third time, teams will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the Solar Decathlon, which will be held on the National Mall in October.
I want to congratulate all of the teams who are competing this year. With events like the Solar Decathlon, not only are students working toward the goals outlined in President Bush’s Solar America Initiative -which aims to make solar energy cost-competitive with conventional forms of electricity by 2015- but they are also helping make today’s solar technology part of tomorrow’s energy reality. We at the Department of Energy are eager to see each home’s cutting-edge architecture, engineering and technology at the Decathlon, and we look forward to seeing the widespread use of solar power in homes nationwide.
I invite you to visit the competition in Washington, DC, and to have fun here at our MySpace page. To learn more about the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, visit: http://www.solardecathlon.org/.
Thank you.
The twenty teams selected for the competition will be awarded $100,000 over two years to support the Solar Decathlon's research goal of reducing the cost of solar-powered homes and advancing solar technology. Participants include:
The 2007 Solar Decathlon challenged twenty university-led teams from the U.S. and as far away as Puerto Rico, Spain, Germany, and Canada to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home. Students competed in ten areas, ranging from architecture, livability, and comfort, to how well the homes provided energy for space heating and cooling, hot water, lighting, and appliances. Technische Universitat Darmstadt earned 888.45 points out of a possible 1,200 to win the competition, followed by University of Maryland with 872.45 points and Santa Clara University with 860.80 points.
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The 2007 Solar Decathlon challenged twenty university-led teams from the U.S. and as far away as Puerto Rico, Spain, Germany, and Canada to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home. Students competed in ten areas, ranging from architecture, livability, and comfort, to how well the homes provided energy for space heating and cooling, hot water, lighting, and appliances. Technische Universitat Darmstadt earned 888.45 points out of a possible 1,200 to win the competition, followed by University of Maryland with 872.45 points and Santa Clara University with 860.80 points.
