Tsinghua University team comes in second place at the “Solar Decathlon China 2018 (SDC2018)” Competition

On August 17, the Closing Ceremony of the “Solar Decathlon China 2018 (SDC2018)” Competition was held in Dezhou, Shandong province. “The WHAO House” designed by Tsinghua University team won the second place overall at the the “Solar Decathlon China 2018” and ranked top in comfort quality, home appliance, and electric vehicle contests, and second in presentation, engineering, and innovation contests. Yang Bin, the Vice President of Tsinghua University, Robert Dickson, the Senior Advisor of the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy, and Richard King, the founder of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, were among those attending the closing ceremony.

The Solar Decathlon is an international competition initiated by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2002. The Solar Decathlon’s goals are to educate students and the public about the latest technologies and materials in energy-efficient design, clean energy technologies, smart home solutions, water conservation measures, electric vehicles and sustainable buildings and also demonstrate to the public the comfort and savings of homes that combine energy-efficient construction, design, and appliances with onsite renewable energy production. Since 2002, it has expanded to Europe, China, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East area and become a competition with worldwide influence.