High Schoolers Solarize Campus Security Cart
Students at La Mirada High School, in La Mirada, Calif., have converted a campus security golf cart to recharge in part from three 12-volt sharp silicon modules on its roof. The school’s Solar Energy...
View ArticleBakersfield Students Win Presidential Environmental Award
Autistic High Schoolers Educate Local Schools on Solar Energy
View ArticleStudent Chapter Learns, Serves in Haiti
By ALEX ABDALLAH With their suitcases filled with supplies, some unofficial training under their belts and PV panels in the cargo bay of an airplane, four engineering students from the Ohio State...
View ArticleCalling All Solar Decathletes
Alumni association seeks to advance the Decathlon and industry.
View ArticleDecathletes Lead with Location
By creating homes that address the ecology and culture of their own communities, participants in the 2011 Solar Decathlon took sustainable building to new levels.
View ArticleASES Member Facilitates Hands-On Solar Demonstration
About 60 junior high school girls toured ASES member Rich Born’s solar home in DeKalb, Ill., in June. Born gave a short presentation and then the girls cycled through a series of five hands-on...
View ArticleA Net-Zero-Energy Learning Lab in Upstate New York
By CRAIG R. CLARK, P.E., and DAVE KOSTICK The Wellsville campus of Alfred State College in New York’s Southern Tier is known for its “learning by doing” trade programs. With most of the pro- grams...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon 2013 Heads West to Bring Net-Zero Competition to New Audiences
By RICHARD J. KING California, Here We Come! For the first time, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon will be held far from the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where it has inspired...
View ArticleShowcasing Alternative Power for Transportation
By RICHARD KING, Part of the 2013 Solar Decathlon at the Orange County Great Park, CA An important component of the XPO is demonstrating cleaner ways to power our transportation. The Orange County...
View ArticleSOLAR DECATHLON 2013 Energizes Southern California Audiences
Closest competition ever showcases net-zero houses.
View ArticleDecathletes Share Their Experiences
Last fall, ASES rewarded 50 student participants of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon with an ASES membership and subscription to SOLAR TODAY. Decathletes had inspiring stories to tell...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Heads to Colombia in 2015
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and country of Colombia will collaborate to develop the first Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean competition, scheduled for Santiago de...
View ArticleEnergy Department Announces Denver as Next Location for Solar Decathlon...
by Solar Decathlon DENVER, CO The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Under Secretary for Science and Energy, Dr. Franklin Orr, joined Mayor Michael Hancock in March to announce Denver as the host city...
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