As we reported previously, the biennial Solar Decathlon Competition, put on by the US Department of Energy, has received a major blow this year by getting denied the use of the National Mall for presenting the homes.
Today it has been announced that the event has found a new, nearby home...
As we reported previously, the biennial Solar Decathlon Competition, put on by the US Department of Energy, has received a major blow this year by getting denied the use of the National Mall for presenting the homes.
Today it has been announced that the event has found a new, nearby home...
The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 will be held at the National Mall’s West Potomac Park, on the banks of the Potomac River along the path between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Specifically, the event will be held on the peninsula just south of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial – scheduled to open in August of this year – between the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and the Potomac River. The Decathlon will begin in late September as originally scheduled. - solardecathlon.gov
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what a bummer. as an alumnus of 2 solar decathlons, I'm disappointed in the move. While I'm sure this will still be a great spot, I don't see it being quite as high profile location as being right on the Mall.
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