Posts Tagged ‘Contests’
Monday, December 22, 2014
By Ernie Tucker
Blaise Stoltenberg, a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon organizer, developed his vision for a clean energy future as a Solar Decathlon 2002 decathlete. He was a leader of the University of Colorado’s winning 2002 team and, in recent years, served as a coordinator for Solar Decathlon engineering juries. He did it all with a kind and giving spirit that inspired colleagues and friends.
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Tags: Comfort Zone, Contests, Engineering, Profiles, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2002, Solar Decathlon 2011, University of Colorado
Thursday, September 18, 2014
By Carol Laurie
If you’re ready for another glimpse into what the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 teams are up to, check out our updated 2015 team pages. They now include links to the teams’ own websites!
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Tags: Communications, Contests, Middlebury College, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2015, Teams
Thursday, August 14, 2014
By Carol Laurie
A house is just a building until people live in it. Then it becomes a home.
Although U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon houses are not lived in during competition, Solar Decathlon visitors may ask themselves whether they could be comfortable homes when stepping through their thresholds.
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Tags: Contests, Home Life, Las Vegas, Solar Decathlon
Thursday, July 17, 2014
By Carol Laurie
Not consuming energy is better than buying or producing it—even when that energy is generated by clean, renewable solar. That’s the message the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 is sending to decathletes through the Energy Balance Contest, which measures the energy each team house produces and consumes over the course of the competition.
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Tags: Competition, Contests, Energy Balance, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2015
Saturday, October 12, 2013
By Solar Decathlon
Team Austria from the Vienna University of Technology has won the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013.
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Tags: Competition, Contests, Czech Republic, Engineering, Las Vegas, North Carolina, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2013, Team Austria, Team Ontario, Teams
Friday, October 11, 2013
By Solar Decathlon
Czech Technical University took first place in the highly competitive Architecture Contest and Vienna University of Technology received top honors in the Communications Contest this morning at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013.
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Tags: Architecture, Communications, Competition, Contests, Czech Republic, Las Vegas, Middlebury College, Parsons NS Stevens, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2013, Team Austria, U of So Cal
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Solar Decathlon
At an awards ceremony this morning, winners of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 Affordability and Market Appeal contests took center stage by demonstrating that innovative, energy-efficient houses can be cost-effective and appealing to a variety of target markets.
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Tags: Awards, Competition, Contests, Czech Republic, Kentucky/Indiana, Las Vegas, Middlebury College, Norwich, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2013, Stanford, Team Austria, Team Ontario, Teams
Monday, October 7, 2013
By Solar Decathlon
If you’ve never thought of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon as a gourmet event, think again. Last night, 2013 teams rolled out their welcome mats for neighboring teams to host the second of two dinner parties of the Home Entertainment Contest.
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Tags: Contests, Home Entertainment, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2013, Stevens
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Solar Decathlon
Everyone enjoys a good movie. But for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 teams, movies are also part of the Home Entertainment Contest, which is designed to demonstrate that the teams’ solar-powered houses can accommodate the pleasures of living. Neighboring decathletes act as jurors by awarding a host team points based on the quality of the food, ambiance, and overall experience.
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Tags: Contests, Home Entertainment, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2013, U of So Cal
Saturday, October 5, 2013
By Solar Decathlon
New contest data displays are now available on the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon website. If you are interested in the real-time performance of each house and want to keep a close eye on the competition, check out the Contests section pages.
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Tags: Appliances, Comfort Zone, Contests, Energy Balance, Home Entertainment, Hot Water, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
By Richard King
I am proud to be an American—and prouder yet to be an employee of the U.S. Department of Energy. We brought an inspiring and beneficial competition to the People’s Republic of China! By the end of the event, a quarter-million people will visit the competition houses displayed at Solar Decathlon China. The event has made a real impression on the government and people of Datong. I hope it leads to positive change.
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Tags: Appliances, Architecture, Competition, Contests, Energy Balance, Home Entertainment, Hot Water, Solar Decathlon China, Solar Decathlon China 2013, Teams
Friday, August 9, 2013
Richard King
The results of three contests were announced at Solar Decathlon China this morning. Teams gathered in the auditorium of the Sun Palace, and jury members announced the first, second, and third place for Engineering, Communications, and Market Appeal. The results are: (more…)
Tags: Communications, Competition, Contests, Engineering, Market Appeal, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon China, Solar Decathlon China 2013
Saturday, October 1, 2011
By Carol Anna
Consistently appearing in first place in overall standings throughout the competition, the University of Maryland won the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the competition results today before an excited audience that packed the main tent in the solar village.
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Tags: Competition, Contests, Market Appeal, Maryland, Middlebury College, New Zealand, Purdue, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
By Carol Anna
With exemplary communications materials, public tours, and website, Middlebury College received first place in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Communications Contest today.
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Tags: Appalachian State, Communications, Competition, Contests, Maryland, Middlebury College, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2011, Teams
Friday, September 30, 2011
By Joe Simon
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon organizers have corrected the Affordability Contest results after discovering a minor error in the scoring spreadsheet calculations.
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Tags: Affordability, Competition, Contests, Solar Decathlon, Solar Decathlon 2011