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The Solar Decathlon Europe 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 able to score the most points in 10 contests.

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On Oct. 18, 2007, the Spanish and U.S. governments signed a memorandum of understanding in which the Spanish Ministry of Housing committed to organize and host Solar Decathlon Europe. The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C., next to the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid’s Casa Solar during the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2007 competition. The American signatory was Alexander A. Karsner, assistant secretary of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department of the U.S. Department of Energy, with Fernando Magro Fernández, undersecretary of housing of the Ministry of Housing representing the Spanish government.

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

Solar Decathlon Europe 2010

Modeled after the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, the first Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Madrid, Spain, in June 2010. Decathletes from 17 teams spent 10 days competing in the Villa Solar near the Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacia Real). A combination of task completion, measurement, and jury scoring determined Solar Decathlon Europe's first champion: Virginia Tech.

Solar Decathlon Europe 2012

The second Solar Decathlon Europe occurred in September 2012. The place was Madrid, España in the Casa de Campo

Main teams:

 Romania:

  • Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism/Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest/Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti TEAM PRISPA

    • Solar Decathlon Europe 2014

    The 2014 edition of the Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Versailles, France from June to July.

    Main teams:

     Germany:

  • Berlin University of the Arts/Technical University of Berlin Team Rooftop
  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences / TEAM OnTop

    •  Netherlands:

  • Delft University of Technology / TEAM Delft Versailles 2014 (Prêt-à-Loger)

    •  France:

  • ENSA Nantes / ESB / Audencia Nantes TEAM Altanitic Challenge
  • Universite Paris-Est TEAM UPE

    •   Switzerland:

  • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - School of Engineering and Architecture / TEAM Lucerne-Suisse

    •  Denmark:

  • Technical University of Denmark / TEAM DTU

    •  Japan:

  • Chiba University / TEAM Chiba University Japan

    •  India:

  • Academy of Architecture /Indian Institute of Technology Bombay / TEAM SHUNYA

    •  Romania:

  • Technical University of civil engineering Bucharest / TEAM Bucharest 2014

    •  Costa Rica:

  • Costa Rica Institute of Technology - Cartago / TEAM TEC

    •  Thailand:

  • King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi / TEAM Kmutt

    •  Italy:

  • Roma Tre University / TEAM Rhome4 DenCity

    •  Spain:

  • University of Alcalá /TEAM Plateau
  • Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya - Barcelona / TEAM Barcelona Tech 2014

    •  Taiwan:

  • National Chiao Tung University / TEAM NCTU - UNICODE

    •  Mexico:

  • National Autonomous University of Mexico / TEAM MEXICO

    •  Chile  France:

  • Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María - Valparaiso / University of La Rochelle / TEAM FENIX - UTFSM

    •  United States  France:

  • University of Angers / Appalachian State University / TEAM Reciprocite

    •  United States  Germany:

  • Rhode Island School of design and Brown University / University of Applied Science Erfurt Fachhochschule Erfurt / TEAM Inside out

    • And substitute teams:

     Croatia:

  • University of Zagreb / Team UniZG

    •  Italy:

  • Politecnico di Torino / Team Sunslice

    •  Denmark  Spain:

  • VIA University College / Universitat Jaume I / équipe VIA-UJI

    •  Romania:

  • Polytechnic University Timisoara / West University Timisoara / upTIM

    • References

    Solar Decathlon Europe Wikipedia
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