Northern Illinois University's students have been invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Collegiate Competition. This spring, students are challenged to design direct-use concepts leveraging geothermal energy to heat and cool buildings, campuses, districts, or entire communities. Participation in this competition is free and offers students the chance to win national recognition and gain real-world renewable energy industry experience—teams will conceive a use case, perform resource and usage assessments, and develop plans alongside community stakeholders.
A Virtual Competition Offering Real-World Experience. We’re excited to conduct the Geothermal Collegiate Competition in a 100% virtual format. This challenge presents a great opportunity for experiential learning with no need to budget for travel.
This Field is Wide Open for Exploration. The Geothermal Collegiate Competition welcomes teams of at least three students from a broad spectrum of disciplines. The competition is open to students enrolled at accredited collegiate institutions regardless of preexisting knowledge or faculty advisor expertise. Teams can participate as part of a club or extracurricular activity, as a formal component of their coursework, to earn independent study credit, or within a “senior design” or “capstone” program. Additional students can join teams at any time.
Gather your Team and Start Digging in! This is a semester-long competition. Progress submissions are due March 9, 2021. Final competition submittals are due May 4, 2021.
· Interested in learning more, have questions, or need a promotional flyer to help spread the word? Please respond to this email and I’ll happily share more information.
· Join us for an informational webinar on February 10, 2021 at 1:00-2:00 PM EST. Register for the webinar here.
· Ready to confirm a team? Join the Geothermal Collegiate Competition on HeroX. Create an account and submit a progress form on or before March 9, 2021.
Rally a team and join us for this spring’s competition, and please forward this email to someone else in your network who might be interested!
Thank you for considering this opportunity!
