1Sun4All Since July 28, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has travelled through Greece as part of the UNIGE-led TerraSubmersa expedition. This mission was divided into two distinct phases, according to PlanetSolar. The first was to introduce the archeologists’ work among the public and local authorities through a series of events organized along the … [continued]
1Sun4All. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon communications team presents a series of technology spotlights in the article below that introduce common technologies used in the Solar Decathlon team houses. This article written by Alexis Powers and Carol Laurie, clarifies Energy-Recovery Ventilation Systems. Good ventilation is vital for maintaining healthy indoor air quality. Houses … [continued]
1Sun4All A house is just a building until people live in it. Then it becomes a home. Although U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon houses are not lived in during competition, Solar Decathlon visitors may ask themselves whether they could be comfortable homes when stepping through their thresholds, reports Carol … [continued]
1Sun4All You may remember from an earlier story that a group of research scientists from Greece and Switzerland will take part in the PlanetSolar 2014 expedition, this summer, in the Argolic Gulf in Greece. This iconic 21st century catamaran, a symbol of modern technology, will lead the search into the past on an expedition that may well be … [continued]
1Sun4All David Schieren is the chief executive officer of a leading Long Island, New York, solar engineering and installation company. He’s also a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon alumnus and outspoken advocate for the competition, writes Carol Laurie for Solar Decathlon. Schieren emphasizes the Solar Decathlon’s unique way of teaching … [continued]
1Sun4All Not consuming energy is better than buying or producing it—even when that energy is generated by clean, renewable solar, reports Carol Laurie for the Solar Decathlon. That’s the message the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 is sending to decathletes through the Energy Balance Contest, which measures the energy each team … [continued]
1Sun4All Congratulations to Team Rhome from Universitá Degli Studi di Roma TRE, the winner of Solar Decathlon Europe 2014! The team’s Rhome for Dencity house received first place overall in the final award ceremony of the competition Saturday evening in Versailles, France, reports Carol Laurie for Solar Decathlon. Members of Team Rhome celebrate … [continued]
1Sun4All July 12 is the date of the Innovation award at Solar Decathlon 2014 Europe, and the students from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Brown University and the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany — officially known as “Team Inside/Out” in the competition — have their eye this prize. Techstyle Haus is unique and a first for … [continued]
1Sun4All After a sunny, nearly 20-day stay in the Marchica lagoon in Morocco, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar enjoyed a wonderful journey towards Monaco, where it dropped anchor at Port Hercules in the afternoon on July 6th, reports the PlanetSolar crew. Upon returning to the very place that witnessed the first solar-powered journey around the world, … [continued]
A brand new city sprang up—almost overnight—about 15 miles southwest of Paris. You won’t find a cookie-cutter template for design here, as each house is unique in function, form, and style, reports Maureen Clapper for Solar Decathlon. The one thing all of the houses have in common is they are designed, … [continued]
