DOE announces the 12 teams competing in the competition, who will gain valuable real-world experience as they prepare to enter the workforce.
Wind Energy Technologies Office
May 20, 2019
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On February 20, 2019, DOE announced the 12 collegiate teams selected to participate in the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition:
- California State University, Chico
- California State University Maritime Academy
- James Madison University
- University of Maryland
- University of New Haven
- Northern Arizona University
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Texas Tech University
- Tuskegee University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Washington State University-Everett with Everett Community College
- University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The selected colleges and universities will compete in multidisciplinary challenges to develop a project plan based on wind energy market and siting considerations, design and build a model wind turbine, and test their turbine against a set of rigorous performance criteria. Students will earn valuable real-world experience as they prepare to enter the workforce. The 2020 competition will take place at AWEA's WINDPOWER Conference in Denver, Colorado, on June 1–4, 2020.