Solar Decathlon 2007 Winners (Energy Priorities)

Minutes ago, at 2:00 Eastern time, after two weeks of hard work, lots of visitors, and tense anticipation (not to mention trying to keep up with homework), the student builders of 20 solar-powered model homes learned which school won the overall contest.

Denis Du Bois
October 19, 2007

Just being in Washington D.C. this week is a prize for every team. After all, only 20 entrants were selected to participate in the Solar Decathlon contest, which concluded today with the announcement of the winners.

FIRST:
Solar Decathlon 2007 winners Technische Universitat Darmstadt photo on Energy Priorities

Technische Universitat Darmstadt team takes first place overall in Solar Decathlon 2007. (Photo: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon)

SECOND:
Solar Decathlon 2007 second place winners University of Maryland photo on Energy Priorities

University of Maryland team hung out, but didn't hold the lead, taking second place overall in Solar Decathlon 2007. (Photo: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon)

THIRD:
Solar Decathlon 2007 third place winners Santa Clara University photo on Energy Priorities

Santa Clara University team's communications, including this poster, helped them win third place overall in Solar Decathlon 2007. (Photo: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon)

Winners by competition

As the name implies, the Solar Decathlon actually consists of ten competitions. Here are the Solar Decathlon 2007 winners in each competition.

Energy competition ranking

Going into the final hours, there were several teams tied for first in the Energy Balance competition. Here are the rankings.

Overall Winners

Here are the Solar Decathlon 2007 final overall rankings.

This was a tough competition. Still, to focus on the overall winners almost seems a disservice to 17 teams who worked very hard and created marvelous dwellings. Congratulations, all!

We'll move the final results into this article after confirmation.

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