The KidWind Challeng is a hands-on wind turbine design competition that engages 4-12th grade students in STEM. Student teams bring small-scale wind turbines that they've designed to the Challenge where they will be tested in a wind tunnel. Top performing teams will have the chance to compete at the World KidWind Challenge in May. Who can participate? Any group of…
Build and Test Challenge: KidWind State Competition Penn State University Park (HUB-Robeson Center) - March 25, 2025 More Information Teams will design and build their own blades and incorporate into a turbine system, including a generator, hub, and a gearbox (see KidWind rules). Live presentation- Teams will present a <10 min presentation to the panel of judges on the day…
The Texas Tech University Regional KidWind Challenge is a day-long event showcasing wind energy competitions tailored for middle and high school student teams. These teams embark on a year-long journey to conceptualize, design, and construct wind turbines, putting their creations to the test in our wind tunnel. Participants will engage in rigorous device testing, present their innovative solutions to a…
With funding from the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program and in partnership with KidWind and Jennette’s Pier, the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) hosts the day-long North Carolina Renewable Energy Challenge annually on the ECU Outer Banks Campus in Wanchese. This year’s event will include wind and underwater turbine competitions with upper elementary & middle (grades 4-8)and high school (grades 9-12) divisions for each. The competition aims to increase engineering solutions for…
The Oklahoma KidWind Challenge is a hands-on renewable energy competition that engages students from across Oklahoma in STEM. Student teams bring small-scale wind turbines that they’ve designed to the Challenge where they will be tested for power output. Teams also meet with a panel of expert judges to present their design process and demonstrate their contextual knowledge, and tackle instant…
Solar Home Competition Create a solar powered home. A solar home is a type of structure that considers the environment, the inhabitants, and its functional and aesthetic design. We encourage teams to think creatively and even fantastically about their solar homes. The environment can range from outer space to the arctic, and the inhabitants can be anything from people to…
The Alaska Clean Energy Olympics event is the culmination of months of student engineering. During the event, teams will test the performance of their wind and solar projects, present their project, design process, and data to a panel of expert judges, complete a mystery instant-challenge, and take a clean energy knowledge test. Teams are split into three age divisions (4-5…
The third annual Michigan KidWind Challenge is a wind turbine construction and testing event for students in grades 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Grade-level students will design, build, test, and compete using innovative wind turbine blade geometries and gearing solutions. Winners in each grade category will be invited to attend the 2026 World KidWind Challenge at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus…
The Alaska Clean Energy Olympics event is the culmination of months of student engineering. During the event, teams will test the performance of their wind and solar projects, present their project, design process, and data to a panel of expert judges, complete a mystery instant-challenge, and take a clean energy knowledge test. Teams are split into three age divisions (4-5…
Winners from all regional events are invited to compete for a place at Worlds!
The KidWind Challenge is an annual event that allows students to explore the power of wind by building and testing wind turbines and then competing against other teams in their age division (4th-5th, 6th-8th, or 9th-12th). Watch our 3-minute overview video to see what the competition is like. The top two winners in each age division from each regional challenge move…
The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on renewable energy competition that engages students in STEM. Student teams bring small-scale wind turbines or solar homes that they’ve designed to the Challenge where they will be tested for power output. Teams also meet with a panel of expert judges to present their design process and demonstrate their contextual knowledge. When: Thursday, 9 April…
