Friday, March 14, 2025
9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Join JMU’s The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy (CASE) at Shenandoah University for a Regional Kidwind Renewable Energy Challenge on March 14th, 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 14th, 2025. Check in is from 8am-9am. The day will end at 3:55pm.
What to bring/prepare:
- Lunch/Snacks: We recommend teams pack a lunch. Local delivery options such as chick-fil-a and papa john’s pizza are available.
- 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 entertained while waiting between judging
Lunch: Lunch will be provided for Judges and Volunteers. Teams should pack a lunch or order delivery from local restaurants – here is a list of common places that deliver
- Domino’s Pizza 80 Featherbed Ln, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-667-3400
- Pizza Hut 814 S Cameron St, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-722-2111
- Paisano Pizza 1533 S Pleasant Valley Rd #3G, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-542-1600
- Jimmy John’s 2033 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540- 722-4091
- Eastern Chinese Restaurant 2160 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Winchester, VA 22601, Phone 540-535-7396
Parking: Cars and busses can park in Lot D, which is besides the Brand Student Center. An area will be marked off by the tree line in Lot D for busses. View map: https://www.su.edu/campus-maps/
Wifi: Connect your device to the SU Guest WiFi network
- Select SU Guest Only in your device’s wireless settings
- Select Register for access, and fill out the form on the page that appears. Check Agree and select Register
- You will then be sent a text message with the username and password
- The page will refresh and allow you to enter the username and password
Schedule:
| Â 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 |
| 12:30-2:10p | Tunnel Testing continuedÂ
Judge Interviews continued Knowledge quiz continued |
| 2:10-3:10pm | Optional Solar Roof Tour |
| 3:10-3:25pm | Group Picture |
| 3:25-3:55pm | Award Ceremony |
Where We'll Be
Event Partners
James Madison University: Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy
