News stories about the Collegiate Wind Competition from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office.
October 23, 2023
From Competitor to Mentor: CWC Alum Comes Full Circle
Meet Collegiate Wind Competition alum Annika Torp, whose team won second place in 2021 and now works as a wind turbine blade aerodynamics engineer at Siemens Gamesa.
July 20, 2023
Thirty-Two Teams Prepare for the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition
During the first half of the 2023–2024 school year, 32 teams will participate in the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition to design fixed-bottom offshore wind energy technology.
May 19, 2023
DOE Announces Winners of 10th Annual Collegiate Wind Competition
The 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition called on teams to develop solutions to the siting, development, and outreach challenges associated with offshore wind energy projects
May 2, 2023
DOE Begins Accepting Applications for 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition
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.
February 8, 2023
Thirteen Teams Selected to Advance to 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition Final Event
The selected teams will focus on challenges associated with fixed-bottom offshore wind energy projects.
July 12, 2022
DOE Announces 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition Phase 1 Participants
Thirty teams will participate in Phase 1 of the 2023 U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition, which will take place during the first half of the 2022–2023 school year.
May 19, 2022
DOE Announces Winners of 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition
DOE convened universities and wind energy experts from around the country in the 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition. Kansas State University rose above 11 other competing teams to claim first place in the annual event.
April 11, 2022
2022 Collegiate Wind Competition Teams Plug Into Offshore Wind Energy’s Electrifying Potential
Twelve competing teams and four learn-along teams of college students from across the United States are gearing up to present their wind energy achievements at the 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition.
March 30, 2022
Register to Participate in the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition
Applications for the 2023 CWC must be submitted by June 20, 2022.
March 30, 2022
DOE Begins Accepting Applications for 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition
Interested in joining the next generation of wind energy industry professionals? Apply today to participate in the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition! We’re accepting applications through June 20, 2022.