In the United States.UU., on the initiative of the Department of energy is the contest Solar decathlon, in which competes in the construction of homes powered by solar energy Currently, a total of 20 teams from different universities are participating in the final round. Today I will present the project at the University of Middlebury.
Middlebury students already selected as finalists have a Fund of $100,000 that gives each team the Solar decathlon. They are working on the project since the last two years, devoting about 10-12 hours a day at the construction of your home solar.
The casa solar designed by students of Middlebury has everything one can imagine that in a place of decent life, in fact, a convenient and elegant home. Account with a living room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, study and kitchen. It also has a loft and a dining area. Something interesting is that the front of the kitchen is a small greenhouse to grow some vegetables.
The next challenge will be to completely disarm the home, loaded onto a truck in Washington, DC and mounting again in National evill where will be the shows end. Solar declathlon winners will be announced October 01.
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