There are all kinds of ways to do good for the world around us, and walking 60 miles is just one way. The BP Solar Decathlon is quite different, but it’s a great project that can benefit the world. How can solar energy benefit us, and what’s a solar decathlon?
The Solar Decathlon is a joint project sponsored by BP and the U.S. Department of Energy. Clean, renewable energy is important - oil won’t always be a viable energy source, and BP is looking into ways to provide the US with energy efficient homes and business. Just 200 square miles of land covered in solar panels could produce ALL the electricity the world needs, so why aren’t we doing it?
Simply put, most people don’t know what solar energy can do for us, which is the reason for the Solar Decathlon. This event puts together 20 teams from universities around the world for design & build completely solar powered houses. I think it would be amazing to stay in something like that, just to experience that solar power can be exactly the same as what we’re used to know. Wouldn’t it be neat if you could travel to a hotel or bed and breakfast for a solar powered weekend?
The competition starts on October 11, 2007, and there’s a Solar Decathlon blog where you can get competition updates. I’d love to see pictures and video of the structures created.
