Petersburg Regional Challenge

Join JMU’s The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy (CASE) at Virginia State University for a Regional Kidwind Renewable Energy Challenge on March 11th, 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 11th, 2025. Check in is from 8am-9am. The day will end at 3:00pm.

What to bring/prepare:

• Lunch/Snacks
• 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: Campus Dining options will be limited as it is VSU’s spring break. Teams are encouraged to pack a lunch or plan to pickup/order delivery from a nearby restaurant.

Parking: Check in at front gate. Buses will be escorted to drop off in front of Engineering & Technology Building and proceed to the Stadium Parking to park. Cars will go to Lot 7 (in front of Engineering & Technology Building) to park.

Wifi: VSU-Guest is available and provides limited internet access.

• Select VSU-Guest from your device Wi-Fi Settings.
• The device will prompt you to acknowledge the users terms and conditions once you select VSU-Guest, or your default browser opens automatically with the users terms and conditions page.
• Be sure to accept the users terms and conditions to proceed.
• Note: Gaming consoles/TVs/streaming devices or apps will work NOT on VSU-Guest.

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