May 23, 2018
Cole Smith, an eighth-grader at Jack Jouett Middle School in Charlottesville, Virginia, is a guest author for Accelerate. This year, Cole’s team won first place in the national competition for KidWind, an educational organization Apex Clean Energy is honored to support.
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September 21, 2026
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Kansas KidWind teams honored at Statehouse after world championship wins
Student teams were welcomed to the Kansas Statehouse on the morning of Sept. 15 by Governor Laura Kelly to celebrate
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September 14, 2026
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Folsom students capture top two spots in SMUD KidWind Challenge
Teams from Folsom Education Academy took home the competition’s first- and second-place honors as more than 130 middle school students
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August 31, 2026
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How a clean energy challenge took students to the world stage
Middle school students in Texas harnessed the wind for a STEM competition, Amanda Farris writes.
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