Collegiate Wind Competition Set to Blow into Vegas in May

The U.S. is among the world's biggest and fastest-growing wind energy markets. In fact, wind energy is now the number one source of new U.S. electricity generation capacity, representing 43% of all new electric additions in 2012 and accounting for $25 billion in U.S. investment.

To help the nation's future scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs continue to advance the wind industry, the D.O.E. (DOE) established the 1st ever D.O.E. Collegiate Wind Competition. The competition will be held May 5-7 alongside the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2014 Conference & Exhibition at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The competition, which aims to cultivate wind-specific interests and skills among the next generation of industry leaders, will feature ten teams of students who will design and construct lightweight, portable wind turbines intended to power small electronic devices. During the Competition event, teams will present to a diverse panel of experts on current market drivers and deployment opportunities for the wind industry, pitch their business projects to industry leaders, and put their turbines to the test in an on-site wind tunnel. For the complete story, see the EERE blog.

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