Thursday, April 25, 2019

USA: DePaul University/Georgia Institute of Technology Wins Geothermal Design Challenge

2019 Geothermal Design Challenge - Winners Announced! (Utah Forge)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in partnership with the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), invited both high school and university (undergraduate & graduate) teams to explore the future of geothermal energy and visualize the world of geothermal energy by participating in the 2019 Geothermal Design Challenge™.

Teams of 2 or 3 members researched data, interpreted information and created a data visualization portfolio that tells a compelling story about geothermal energy. Take a look at the winning portfolios.
  • First place winner: DePaul University/Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Second place winner: Colorado School of Mines
  • Third place winner: Stanford University