Tuesday, March 25, 2025
9:00am - 3:30pm EDT
Join JMU’s The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy (CASE) at UVA Alumni Hall for a Regional Kidwind Renewable Energy Challenge on March 25th, 2025.
The Virginia Renewable Energy KidWind Challenge is a hands-on design celebration that engages students through the lens of wind and solar energy. Student teams design, construct and test small scale wind turbines and solar structures.
On the day of the challenge, teams meet with a panel of expert judges to present their project design process, take a knowledge quiz to demonstrate their renewable energy expertise, and wind teams test their project for energy output in the Kidwind Wind Tunnel. Check out CASE’s website for more details on how to be involved with this challenge!
When?
March 25th, 2025. Check in is from 8am-9am. The day will end at 3:15.
What to bring/prepare:
- Lunch/Snacks: Pack a lunch or plan to try one of UVA’s dining options
- A Profile Form filled out for each team
- Your project and accompanying documentation (any posters, notebooks, etc.)
- A device per team to take the knowledge quiz via Kahoot
- Cards/ board games/ books to stay busy while waiting between judging
Lunch: Teams should plan to pack a lunch, explore UVA’s dining options (Newcomb Hall is within walking distance), or order delivery/takeout from a local restaurant.
Parking: Physical parking passes will be provided upon check in to be hung in your car’s rear view mirror. Parking can be found in the lot in front of the alumni hall, with Central Ground Parking as overflow.
Bus parking is very limited, but may be found publicly along Barracks road. We highly encourage teams to take cars rather than busses.
Wifi: “UVA-Guest”, no password is needed
Schedule:
| 8:00-9:00am | Team arrive, check in, and can test their wind turbine without scoring in open tunnel testing |
| 9:15-9:45am | Welcome and Keynote |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Tunnel Testing– Wind teams must test their wind turbine in the tunnel at least once for an official score
Judge Interviews– Teams meet with judges according to their scheduled time. Knowledge quiz– Teams test their knowledge in a Kahoot style quiz according to their scheduled time. |
| 12-12:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:30-1:45p | Tunnel Testing, Judge Interviews, and Knowledge quiz
Continued |
| 1:45-2:30pm | Judges Compile Scores |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Group Picture |
| 2:45-3:15pm | Award Ceremony |
Where We'll Be
Event Partners
James Madison University: Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy
