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[ August 09, 2013]
SD China 2013 updates: Engineering, Communication and Market Appeals Awards conferred
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On the morning of August 9th, three contest results were announced in the Lecture Hall of the Solar Palace, Datong: Engineering, Communications and Market Appeal. Jury members announced 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each contest. The ceremony was witnessed by Director of Solar Decathlon (SD) Mr. Richard King, Director of the SD China Organizing Committee Dr. PR Yu and Vice Mayor of Datong City Mr. Huibin Cao.
When the jury representatives for each contest announced the results, the decathletes screamed with delight when their name was called. Each team told the audience how honored they were to be on-stage and to be scored so highly by the professional juries.
Richard commented that all the teams had done very well, and the event is very fun, with inspiring houses and exciting competition.
“You have worked very hard for the competition, but I think it’s really worthwhile. Thousands of our citizens came to visit your solar houses. Thank you for what you have brought us, and the contributions you made to the application of solar energy,” said Vice Mayor Cao.
Results of Engineering, Communications and Market Appeal
- Engineering
1st Place: Team UOW (University of Wollongong, Australia)
2nd Place: Team SCUT (South China University of Technology, China)
3rd Place: Team Sweden (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
- Communications
1st Place: Team Sweden (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
2nd Place: Team UOW (University of Wollongong, Australia)
3rd Place: Team SCUT (South China University of Technology, China)
- Market Appeal
1st Place: Team SCUT (South China University of Technology, China)
2nd Place (tie): Team NJIT-Harbin (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA & Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
2nd Place: Team UOW (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Team SCUT, Team Sweden and Team UOW are in the lead in current total scores, including the three juried contests conferred today and the five measured contests still going on. However, as teams’ points are very close, the final rank may come up as a surprise. The two remaining contests, Architecture and Solar Applications, each worth 100 points, will be announced Sunday morning, followed by the closing ceremony.
Team SCUT
Team Sweden
Team UOW
Team NJIT-Harbin