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.
On November 15, 2016, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water, and Sustainable development; the Moroccan Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN); 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
The 2019 edition of the Solar Decathlon Africa will take place in Ben Guerir, Morocco
Participants:
No. Country Team name Universities 1 TEAM Modularity Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Romania 2 Inter House Team Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America National School of Architecture - Marrakech (ENAM), Marrakech, Morocco Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco 3 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 TEAM Africa Golden Riad Ecole supérieure de Technologie de Fes- Morocco University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France 5 TEAM Bayt-Akhdar Université Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal 6 TEAM TADD-ART Université Mundiapolis, Casablanca, Morocco Academy of Traditional Art, Casablanca, Morocco 7
Team OCULUS Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America ENSIAS, Rabat, Morocco ENSAM, Meknes, Morocco African University of Science and Technology, Abuja – Nigeria 8 TEAM PLUG & LIVE Université privée de Fès, Morocco EPF Ecole D’INGENIEUR-E- S – France 9 TEAM SUNIMPLANT National School of Architecture Tetouan-Morocco École nationale des sciences appliquées de Tétouan, Tetouan – Morocco :fr:École nationale de commerce et de gestion de Tanger, Tangier - Morocco Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ADRAR NOUH cooperative 10 TEAM TDART Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tetuan, Morocco 11 TEAM THRIVE Mohammadia School of Engineering, Rabat, Morocco 12 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 TEAM Mahali Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa 14 TEAM Afrikataterre Université Internationale de Rabat, Morocco University of Applied Sciences/Technische Hochschule Lübeck, Germany Academic Institutions of DAKAR (CUAD/IPP/CSFP-BTP), Senegal Région de Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Université_Ibn-Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco School of architecture of Nancy, France University of Parma, Italy 15 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 TEAM Jua Jamii Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen
Pan-African University of Water and Energy Sciences 17 TEAM BOSPHOROUS Yıldız Technical University, Turkey Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey 18 TEAM DarnaSol Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco University of Maryland, Maryland, United States Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt 19 TEAM SOLARTIGMI Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur-Morocco 20 TEAM Solar-ution Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco
Contests
Architecture Engineering and Construction Market Appeal Comfort Conditions Appliances Sustainability Home life and entertainment Communication and Social Awareness Electrical Energy and Balance Innovation
See also
Solar Decathlon Solar Decathlon China Solar Decathlon Europe Solar Decathlon Middle East Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean
References
External links Solar Decathlon Africa Main Website U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Solar Decathlon Europe 2019 Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
Solar Decathlon Middle East Solar Decathlon China