The second annual Alaska KidWind Challenge was a great success, filled with creative students, innovative wind turbine designs and a whole lot of fun!  We want to thank all of the participating teams for their hard work, and the teachers for providing constant encouragement, support and direction.  We have discovered an amazing group of young wind engineers across Alaska! The competition was judged on the wind turbines power output, as well as the level of innovation, construction quality, material selection, design statement and a demonstrated knowledge of wind power. The top teams are:

High School:

1. Turbies from St. Mary's School in St. Mary's (77 pts) - 3,512.4357 milliwatts, 17 pts presentation
2. Team Kwethluk from Mt. Edgecumbe in Sitka (68 pts) - 2,736.6 milliwatts, 13 pts presentation
3. LeBoom from Mt. Edgecumbe in Sitka (57pts) - 1,774.2 milliwatts, 17 pts presentation

Best High School Presentation Award:  Team Vertigo, Mt. Edgecumbe

Middle school division:

1. Pure Energy from Aurora Borealis Charter School in Kenai (73 pts) - 14,303.562 milliwatts, 13 pts presentation
2. Endless Energy from Aurora Borealis Charter School in Kenai (71 pts) - 13,953.6 milliwatts, 16 pts presentation
3. Tie:  Wind Devils from Tustamena Middle School in Kasilof (61 pts) - 9,158.688 milliwatts, 11 pts presentation and the Smarties from Hoonah Middle School in Hoonah (61 pts) - 5,932 milliwatts, 21 pts presentation

Best Middle School Presentation:  The Smarties, Hoonah Middle School

For details on scoring and power produced (watts) by turbines, please see the SCORING SPREADSHEET.

More information can also be found in this news release announcing the winners of the 2012 KidWind Challenge.

The first annual Alaska KidWind Challenge was a great success, filled with creative students, innovative wind turbine designs and a whole lot of fun!  We want to thank all of the participating teams for their hard work, and the teachers for providing constant encouragement, support and direction.  We have discovered an amazing group of young wind engineers across Alaska!  The competion was judged  based on the wind turbines power output, as well as the level of innovation, construction quality, material selection, design statement and a demonstated knowledge of wind power.  The top teams are:

High School level

1st place: Team Glacier Bear Power (Haines High School, 27,320.41 mWs)                                                                 

2nd Place: Team Two (Napaaqtugmiut School, Noatak, 23,914.28 mWs)                                                                        

3rd Place: Team G-Force (Kake High School, 18,368.87 mWs)

Middle School level

Ist Place: Team Wind Masters (Tustumena Elementary, Sterling, 4,228.46 mWs)       

2nd Place: Team Jacob (Hoonah City School, 3,0292.75 mWs)                                                                                     

3rd Place: The Other Guys (Craig Middle School, 1,549.34 mWs)