The wait is officially over!
Thank you for your patience as the judging panel deliberated. We are pleased to announce the winners of the first Phase of the Solar Tracking Challenge!
$5,000 Finalist Awards:
Isaac Li: Inflatable solar tracker
Jacob Bizehr: TRO(bo)M - Two Rotations by One Motor
$1,000 Novel Idea Awards:
Randal Pope: Actuated Tensegrity Frame for Solar Tracking Array
Pantelis Kyriakides: Multi-Axis Solar Hydro-Tracking (MaxTrack)
Richard Stamper: Tracking the Sun with a Parallel Manipulator
Randall Gabriel: Dual Axis Floatovoltaic Tracking System
Douglas Callewaert: Solar Thermohydraulic Passive Tracking
Bruce Petty: Shape Memory Alloy Machines to move Solar Panels
Cliff Edwards: Cable Structure and Drive, Dual Axis Solar Tracker
Congratulations to all winners! If you are a winner, someone will be in contact with you shortly for the distribution of your prize.
We are thrilled to enter Phase 2 of the Solar Tracking Challenge. As a reminder, anyone can participate in Phase 2 whether or not you entered (or won) Phase 1.
