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July 22, 2015

By Solar Decathlon Director Richard King

Mark your calendars: The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon—America’s premier collegiate competition that challenges students from around the world to design, build, and operate highly energy-efficient, solar-powered houses—will open October 8 in Irvine, California.

Sixteen collegiate teams involving more than 2,000 students from 27 schools are deep into construction, assembling their innovative houses on or near their campuses. In less than three months, the students will transport and open those houses to the public in …read more

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