The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 12 college and university teams who won Phase 2 of the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition. These teams will advance to the third and final phase of CWC 2025 and will attend the competition’s final event at the American Cleanpower Association's CLEANPOWER Conference and Exhibition this spring.
The 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition Phase 2 winners represent:
- Brigham Young University
- California Maritime Academy
- California Polytechnic State University
- Iowa State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kansas State University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Pennsylvania State University
- Rice University
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Virginia Tech
Twelve teams representing colleges and universities across the United States have won Phase 2 of the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition. Graphic by Katie Carney, NREL
Collegiate Wind Competition News
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Want to prepare for a career in wind and renewable energy while still in college? Apply today to participate in the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition! We’re accepting applications through June 15, 2023. -
The selected teams will focus on challenges associated with fixed-bottom offshore wind energy projects.
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