2014 Collegiate Wind Competition Photos

Pennsylvania State University was selected as the first place overall winner and People’s Choice winner of the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

Collegiate Wind Competition 2014 awarded trophies for the top three overall finishers, first place teams in three contests, and a People’s Choice winner. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

Teammates make adjustments to their wind turbine during the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

Teammates prepare their turbine for testing in the wind tunnel during the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

A member of the NAU team makes adjustments to his team’s small wind turbine prototype during the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

A PSU student demonstrates the function of her team’s small wind turbine at the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

A student on the University of Alaska Fairbanks team explains his team’s small wind turbine to Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, David Danielson. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

Students reach into the official Collegiate Wind Competition wind tunnel in preparation for the Turbine Testing subcontest, in which each team’s wind turbine was tested for 5 seconds at 1 m/s interval wind speeds from 5–14 m/s. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

The Boise State University team designed and constructed a small-scale wind turbine for the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

For the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014, California Maritime Academy developed a small-scale wind turbine to provide power for cell phones and LED light bulbs in rural areas of Africa. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

Team Zephyrus from the Colorado School of Mines sought to minimize weight and cost while maximizing efficiency with the wind turbine it designed for the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

The James Madison University team offered a solution for charging electronic devices in energy-impoverished communities with the wind turbine it designed for the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

Students from Kansas State University designed and built a small wind turbine for the Collegiate Wind Competition. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

The Northern Arizona State University team proposed a solution for providing power after a natural disaster with the wind turbine it designed for the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

The Pennsylvania State University team prototyped a small-scale wind turbine, which was designed to provide power in emergency and/or remote power situations, for the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

For the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014, the University of Alaska Fairbanks built a wind-powered energy generation system for researchers and explorers who use small devices for extended periods of time in remote field locations. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

The University of Kansas designed and built a small-scale wind turbine to compete the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014, finishing in second place overall. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell developed a transportable wind turbine that charges portable electronic devices to compete the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.

A student from Kansas State University demonstrates his team’s small wind turbine for Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson at the Collegiate Wind Competition 2014. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy.