Solar Decathalon 2017

Deadline: 2017-10-15
Award: $300,000

Like the Olympic decathlon, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon consists of 10 contests. The contests evaluate cost-effective design; innovation balanced with market potential; water and energy efficiency; energy production and time-of-use energy; and communications strategies.

Each Solar Decathlon contest is worth a maximum of 100 points, for a potential competition total of 1,000 points.

Teams can earn points three ways:
1. Task completion
2. Monitored performance
3. Jury evaluation

To be held in Denver, Colorado Oct 5-15, 2017.