Funding-DOE --2016
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COLLEGIATE WIND COMPETITION; October 20, 2014
Agency
Department
of Energy
Description
The
U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
issues this Special Notice that it will release a request for proposals (RFP)
seeking teams of undergraduate students to participate in the 2016 DOE
Collegiate Wind Competition. The Collegiate Wind Competition challenges teams
to design a wind-driven system based on market research, develop a business
plan to market the product, build and test the system against set requirements,
and demonstrate knowledge of current and emerging issues facing the wind
industry. This interdisciplinary competition brings together students in
engineering, business, marketing, communications,
policy, and social science fields in order to engage the future workforce in
broad and unique aspects of wind energy. The competition is open to
undergraduate students from 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education.
The
2016 theme will involve design and construction of a wind-driven power system
to supply electricity to non-grid connected device(s) for off-grid
applications. Students will develop solutions to the 2016 theme throughout the
academic year, supported by one or more faculty or staff mentors. During the
multi-day competition, each team will present its business and technical design
plan to a diverse panel of experts, test its turbine in an on-site wind tunnel,
and demonstrate knowledge about its proposed product and the wind industry
through public, oral presentations. To allow testing in the wind tunnel, each
team’s test turbine (excluding tower and mounting bracket) must fit in a 45 cm
x 45 cm x 45 cm test space.
The
Collegiate Wind Competition enables DOE to support innovative and forward-thinking
educational institutions with expertise in renewable energy technologies,
helping to foster the growth of the future wind energy industry and workforce.
This competition gives participating institutions an opportunity to showcase
technical and professional capabilities as well as student ingenuity.
NREL
intends to post the RFP in late October 2014 on the Federal Business Opportunities
website and will expect to receive proposals by the end of the calendar year.
The 2016 theme and information about available funding will be released in the
RFP along with criteria that will be used to select successful proposals. Academic
institutions are encouraged to start identifying interested faculty advisors
and student team members. Information about the 2014 competition is
available on the DOE Collegiate Wind Competition website.
Announcement
Number: MN9162014
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=548ab97dd4927211ee5a9006bbe06d21&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact
Information
Maurice
Nelson
303-384-7029