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2014 KidWind Challenge Winners Announced

Angoon High School and Mt. Edgecumbe High School each placed first in their divisions for the 2014 �ֻ�ֱ�� KidWind Challenge Competition.

“Team Turbine,” consisting of a single high school student from Angoon High School, and “Team ANT Squad”, a team of three high school students from Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, scored first place in their respective divisions for highest power output in the 2014 �ֻ�ֱ�� KidWind Challenge which is sponsored by the �ֻ�ֱ�� Center for Energy and Power with contributions from The Shell Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy.  

The Challenge is an �ֻ�ֱ��-specific statewide competition that challenges students to use innovation, teamwork and creativity to design a wind turbine which is tested against turbines designed by other participating schools across the state.

Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Sitka. KidWind Challenge participants utilized a 3D printer in their physics classroom to design turbine blades in the shape of a whales tale, applying regional knowledge of nature to practical science. Photo courtesy of C. Pike/ACEP