Solar Decathlon Africa Explained

Solar Decathlon AFRICA
Location:	Ben Guerir, Morocco
Organised:	UM6P & IRESEN ^[1]
Next:	September 2019
Website:	https://www.solardecathlonafrica.com

The Solar Decathlon AFRICA is an international competition that challenges collegiate teams to design and build houses powered exclusively by the sun. The winner of the competition is the team that is able to score the most points in ten contests.

On November 15, 2016, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water, and Sustainable development;^[2] the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN);^[3] and the United States Department of Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of Solar Decathlon Africa, a competition that will integrate unique local and regional characteristics while following the philosophy, principles, and model of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The competition is planned for September 2019.

This competition takes place during even years, alternating with the U.S.-based competition, Solar Decathlon by agreement between the United States and Moroccan governments.

Solar Decathlon Africa 2019

The 2019 edition of the Solar Decathlon Africa will take place in Ben Guerir, Morocco

Participants:

No.	Country	Team Name	Universities
1		TEAM Modularity ^[4]	Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Romania
2		Inter House Team ^[5]	Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America National School of Architecture - Marrakech (ENAM), Marrakech, Morocco Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
3		TEAM A’ Free Home	National School of Architecture Fez - Morocco Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia EMDD of Ecole supérieure de Technologie de Salé – Morocco DESTEC of Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines – Morocco
4		TEAM Africa Golden Riad	Ecole supérieure de Technologie de Fes- Morocco University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
5		TEAM Bayt-Akhdar ^[6]	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
6		TEAM TADD-ART	Université Mundiapolis, Casablanca, Morocco Academy of Traditional Art, Casablanca, Morocco
7		Team OCULUS	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America ENSIAS,^[7] Rabat, Morocco ENSAM,^[8] Meknes, Morocco African University of Science and Technology, Abuja – Nigeria
8		TEAM PLUG & LIVE	Université privée de Fès, Morocco EPF Ecole D’INGENIEUR-E- S – France
9		TEAM SUNIMPLANT	National School of Architecture Tetouan-Morocco École nationale des sciences appliquées de Tétouan, Tetouan – Morocco , Tangier - Morocco Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ADRAR NOUH cooperative
10		TEAM TDART ^[9]	Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tetuan, Morocco
11		TEAM THRIVE ^[10]	Mohammadia School of Engineering, Rabat, Morocco
12		TEAM CJEM	ECOLE HASSANIA DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, Morocco INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DU COMMERCE ET L'ADMINISTRATION DES ENTREPRISES, Morocco EMINES-SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, Morocco
13		TEAM Mahali ^[11]	Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
14		TEAM Afrikataterre	Université Internationale de Rabat, Morocco University of Applied Sciences/Technische Hochschule Lübeck, Germany Academic Institutions of DAKAR (CUAD/IPP/CSFP-BTP), Senegal Région de Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Université_Ibn-Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco School of architecture of Nancy, France University of Parma, Italy
15		TEAM E-CO- Dar	University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco National School of Architecture Rabat – Morocco University of Seattle, Seattle, United States Faculty of Science Rabat– Morocco Avinashilingam University, Tamil Nadu, India Centre Universitaire, technique et professionnel & Centre de recherche pour l’exécution des matériaux, Bamako - Mali Ecole supérieure de technologie – Morocco University Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso Ecole Nationale des sciences appliquées Kenitra – Morocco
16		TEAM Jua Jamii ^[12]	Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen Pan-African University of Water and Energy Sciences
17		TEAM BOSPHOROUS	Yıldız Technical University, Turkey Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey
18		TEAM DarnaSol ^[13]	Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco University of Maryland, Maryland, United States Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
19		TEAM SOLARTIGMI	Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur-Morocco
20		TEAM Solar-ution	Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco

Contests

1. Architecture
2. Engineering and Construction
3. Market Appeal
4. Comfort Conditions
5. Appliances
6. Sustainability
7. Home life and entertainment
8. Communication and Social Awareness
9. Electrical Energy and Balance
10. Innovation

See also

• Solar Decathlon
• Solar Decathlon China
• Solar Decathlon Europe
• Solar Decathlon Middle East
• Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean

External links

• Solar Decathlon Africa Main Website
• U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
• Solar Decathlon Europe 2019
• Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
• Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean
• Solar Decathlon Middle East
• Solar Decathlon China

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRESEN – Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles. www.iresen.org.
2. Web site: Site MEM. www.mem.gov.ma.
3. Web site: IRESEN – Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles. www.iresen.org.
4. https://www.facebook.com/casa.modularity.9
5. Web site: Home. Solar Decathlon Team.
6. Web site: Bayti_Akhdar. www.facebook.com.
7. Web site: Université mohammed-V Rabat. www.ensias.ma.
8. Web site: ENSAM-MEKNES - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers de Meknès.
9. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=tdart
10. Web site: Thrive House. www.facebook.com.
11. Web site: Team Mahali SDA 2019. www.facebook.com.
12. Web site: Jua Jamii. www.facebook.com.
13. Web site: DarnaSol-Solar Decathlon Africa. www.facebook.com.