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  • [ July 19, 2013]

    Solar Decathlon China 2013 will take place in Datong in August

  • The PKU team

    Hosted by National Energy Administration of China (NEA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and organized by Peking University, Solar Decathlon China 2013 will take place in Datong from August 2-13.

    22 teams from 13 countries will participate, including the Peking University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign team. Last month, their house, named “Etho”, has been in construction Peking University and will be transported to Datong once completed.

    The participating teams are:

  • Tsinghua University and Florida International University (China-United States)
  • Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Ghent University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Belgium-United States)
  • Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
  • Abbaspour University of Technology and Shanghai University of Engineering Science (Iran- China)
  • Peking University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (China-United States)
  • Tel Aviv University, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Neri Bloomfield School of Design and Education, College of Management Academic Studies (Israel)
  • Inner Mongolia University of Technology (China)
  • Alfred State College and Guilin University of Technology and Alfred University (China-United States)
  • London Metropolitan University and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (England-China)
  • Shandong Jianzhu University (China)
  • Shanghai Jiaotong University (China)
  • South China University of Technology(China)
  • Southeast University (China)
  • University of Wollongong (Australia)
  • Beijing Jiaotong University and Bern University of Applied Sciences (China-Switzerland)
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology (United States-China)
  • Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Malaysia)
  • American University in Cairo (Egypt)
  • Xiamen University (China)
  • Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (China)
  • National University of Singapore (Singapore).
  • Summary of Events:

    August 2 – Opening Ceremony 8:00am-10:00am; VIP Tours 10:00am-16:00pm

    August 3-4 – Public Exhibit 8:00am-16:00pm

    August 8-10 – Public Exhibit 8:00am-16:00pm

    August 11 – Public Exhibit 12:00pm-16:00pm

    August 12-13 – Public Exhibit 10:00am-16:00pm

    Special Events:

    August 2 – Opening Ceremony 8:00am-10:00am

    August 9 – Communications, Engineering & Market Appeal Results, 10:00am-11:00am

    August 11 – Architecture & Solar Application Results and Final Awards Ceremony 8:00am-11:00am


    Read more:

    [June 21, 2013] Zero-carbon emission house “Etho” to be constructed at Peking University

    [June 1, 2012] 22 SD 2013 participating teams come to pre-contest trainings in China

    [May 3, 2011] Launch Ceremony for SD China held at PKU

    [January 3, 2012] SD China 2013 Competing Teams Selected

    [September 27, 2011] SD China 2013 unveils the host city