The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 12 college and university teams who won Phase 2 of the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition. These teams will advance to the third and final phase of CWC 2024 and will attend the competition's final event at the American Cleanpower Association's CLEANPOWER Conference and Exhibition this spring. 

The 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition Phase 2 winners represent:

California State University Maritime Academy 

The Cal Maritime Wind Team is now in its 10th year participating in the CWC! This team envisions a future where maritime fleets are powered by wind-generated electricity.

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Texas Tech University with South Plains College

The Techsan Wind Team, a longtime CWC competitor, has always emphasized community outreach, even partnering with youth organizations to raise awareness of career opportunities in wind energy.  

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Three students standing in front of a sunset

California Polytechnic State University

The Cal Poly Wind Power team, now in its third year of competing, is embracing their school’s motto of "learn by doing" throughout their participation in the CWC.

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The Pennsylvania State University

The Wind PSU team has competed in every CWC since 2014! Their focus? Applying classroom knowledge to address engineering challenges, forging strong team bonds, and promoting wind energy awareness at their school and in their community.

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City College of New York

The GSOE Wind team is competing in the CWC for the first time in 2024! They joined to expose members to all the career potential in renewable energy and to foster community interest in wind energy.  

A group of people in front of a screen showing offshore wind turbines under the letters GSOE.

University of Colorado Boulder 

Back for their third year in CWC, the CU Boulder Wind Teamspreads the word about wind energy through events, partnerships, outreach, and their Get Blown Away podcast.

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Johns Hopkins University

The Hopkins Student Wind Energy Team has won awards in all three of the CWC events they’ve participated in! Their 45-member team shares a collective passion for promoting sustainability.

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University of Texas at Dallas 

The Comet Wind team draws motivation from the groundbreaking wind energy research already happening at UT Dallas. They’re using this year's CWC to further develop their technical and leadership skills.

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Kansas State University 

Wildcat Wind Power, which started as a student club at Kansas State University, are back for their tenth CWC in 2024!

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University of Wisconsin—Madison

CWC participants since 2016, the WiscWind team hopes that every member will walk away from the competition with hands-on, practical experience in the wind energy industry!

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Rice University

The 2024 competition marks the Rice Wind Energy Team's first year participating in the CWC! This tight-knit team, who participated as a learn-along team in 2023, shares a passion for making our planet a cleaner, more livable place. 

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Virginia Tech University with James Madison University 

Made up of students from two returning schools, the Blue Ridge Wind Collaborative hopes each institution's unique skills will help them execute thorough, advanced projects for each part of the competition!

A group of people in Virginia Tech attire in front of a building.
A group of people in James Madison University attire in front of a building and a statue.
A graphic of a map showing where the Collegiate Wind Competition 2024 teams are based

Twelve teams representing colleges and universities across the United States have won Phase 2 of the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition. Graphic by John Frenzl, NREL 

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