SunPower, one of the world leaders in solar power, launched a new "highly social and sharable" solar knowledge contest on Facebook this morning, the Solar Discovery Game. In combination with the game, the company will give away a solar power system worth up to $25,000 at the end of the summer.

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SunPower Launches Solar Discovery Game (& $25,000 Solar Power System Giveaway)

SunPower, one of the world leaders in solar power, launched a new “highly social and sharable” solar knowledge contest on Facebook this morning, the Solar Discovery Game. In combination with the game, the company will give away a solar power system worth up to $25,000 at the end of the summer.

Zachary Shahan

Published

June 21, 2011

“For most homeowners, the considerations around whether or not to buy a solar system can be daunting. From the cost of a system, to appearance, to maintenance, to understanding a timeline for ROI, the list of factors to weigh when considering a solar energy installation can be intimidating,” SunPower writes. “With this in mind, SunPower has created the Solar Discovery Game as a means to help homeowners better understand the history behind solar and the opportunities a home installation can provide.”

Some more info on how one plays the Solar Discovery Game and what one can win:

Visit the Solar Discovery Game on Facebook and answer trivia questions to earn panels (or points) towards the grand prize.
Players can also earn “badges” for unlocking achievements along the way which can be posted to a player’s Facebook wall.
Each week, SunPower will add new questions and new prizes to win. By playing, contestants can win the grand prize of a complete SunPower solar energy system worth up to $25,000, and will be entered to win more than 60 featured prizes, including plane tickets, video cameras, gift cards, event tickets, SunPower gear, and much more!
The grand prize winner can add the solar installation to their home, add it to an existing system, or gift it to family, friends, a neighbor or a local community building, such as a school or recreation center.

Looks like an interesting initiative that could help to considerably improve people’s knowledge about solar and, thus, get a lot more people installing solar power systems on their homes.

The contest is running from June 21^st to September 14^thand the grand prize winner will be announced September 16^th.

Kudos to SunPower on another good idea.

Would totally love it if some of our loyal CleanTechnica readers won a solar power syste,

(Note: I think it’s a little ridiculous to offer plane tickets as a prize, not too green, but hey….)

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