Solar Decathlon Africa

The Solar Decathlon AFRICA is an international competition that challenges collegiate teams to design and build houses powered exclusively by the sun. The winner of the competition is the team that is able to score the most points in ten contests.

Solar Decathlon AFRICA
Location(s)Ben Guerir, Morocco
Next eventSeptember 2019
Organised byUM6P & IRESEN [1]
Websitehttps://www.solardecathlonafrica.com

On November 15, 2016, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water, and Sustainable development;[2] the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN);[3] and the United States Department of Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of Solar Decathlon Africa, a competition that will integrate unique local and regional characteristics while following the philosophy, principles, and model of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The competition is planned for September 2019.

This competition takes place during even years, alternating with the U.S.-based competition, Solar Decathlon by agreement between the United States and Moroccan governments.

Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 edit

The 2019 edition of the Solar Decathlon Africa will take place in Ben Guerir, Morocco

Participants:

No. Country Team Name Universities
1   Romania TEAM Modularity [4]
2   Morocco

  United States

Inter House Team [5]
3   Morocco

  Malaysia

TEAM A’ Free Home
  • National School of Architecture Fez - Morocco
  • Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  • EMDD of Ecole supérieure de Technologie de Salé – Morocco
  • DESTEC of Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines – Morocco
4   Morocco

  France

TEAM Africa Golden Riad
5   Morocco

  Senegal

TEAM Bayt-Akhdar [6]
6   Morocco TEAM TADD-ART
7   Morocco

  United States

  Nigeria

Team OCULUS
8   Morocco

  France

TEAM PLUG & LIVE
9   Morocco

  Germany

TEAM SUNIMPLANT
10   Morocco TEAM TDART [9]
11   Morocco TEAM THRIVE [10]
12   Morocco TEAM CJEM
  • ECOLE HASSANIA DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, Morocco
  • INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DU COMMERCE ET L'ADMINISTRATION DES ENTREPRISES, Morocco
  • EMINES-SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, Morocco
13   South Africa TEAM Mahali [11]
14   Morocco

  Germany

  Senegal

  Italy

  France

TEAM Afrikataterre
15   Morocco

  United States

  India

  Mali

  Burkina Faso

TEAM E-CO- Dar
  • University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco
  • National School of Architecture Rabat – Morocco
  • University of Seattle, Seattle, United States
  • Faculty of Science Rabat– Morocco
  • Avinashilingam University, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Centre Universitaire, technique et professionnel & Centre de recherche pour l’exécution des matériaux, Bamako - Mali
  • Ecole supérieure de technologie – Morocco
  • University Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso
  • Ecole Nationale des sciences appliquées Kenitra – Morocco
16   Algeria

  Cameroon

  Tanzania

  Democratic Republic of the Congo

TEAM Jua Jamii [12]
17   Turkey TEAM BOSPHOROUS
18   Morocco

  United States

  Egypt

TEAM DarnaSol [13]
19   Morocco TEAM SOLARTIGMI
  • Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur-Morocco
20   Morocco TEAM Solar-ution

Contests edit

  1. Architecture
  2. Engineering and Construction
  3. Market Appeal
  4. Comfort Conditions
  5. Appliances
  6. Sustainability
  7. Home life and entertainment
  8. Communication and Social Awareness
  9. Electrical Energy and Balance
  10. Innovation

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "IRESEN – Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles". www.iresen.org.
  2. ^ "Site MEM". www.mem.gov.ma.
  3. ^ "IRESEN – Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles". www.iresen.org.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Home". Solar Decathlon Team.
  6. ^ "Bayti_Akhdar". www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ "Université mohammed-V Rabat". www.ensias.ma.
  8. ^ "ENSAM-MEKNES - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers de Meknès".
  9. ^ [2][dead link]
  10. ^ "Thrive House". www.facebook.com.
  11. ^ "Team Mahali SDA 2019". www.facebook.com.
  12. ^ "Jua Jamii". www.facebook.com.
  13. ^ "DarnaSol-Solar Decathlon Africa". www.facebook.com.

External links edit