Solar Decathlon Europe


The Solar Decathlon Europe is an international competition that challenges collegiate teams to design and build houses powered exclusively by the sun. The winner of the competition is the team able to score the most points in 10 contests.
On Oct. 18, 2007, the Spanish and U.S. governments signed a memorandum of understanding in which the Spanish Ministry of Housing committed to organize and host Solar Decathlon Europe. The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C., next to the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid’s Casa Solar during the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2007 competition. The American signatory was Alexander A. Karsner, assistant secretary of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department of the U.S. Department of Energy, with Fernando Magro Fernández, undersecretary of housing of the Ministry of Housing representing the Spanish government.

Solar Decathlon Europe 2010

Modeled after the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, the first Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Madrid, Spain, in June 2010. Decathletes from 17 teams spent 10 days competing in the Villa Solar near the Royal Palace of Madrid. A combination of task completion, measurement, and jury scoring determined Solar Decathlon Europe's first champion: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with Lumenhaus project.
Final results:
RankCountryTeam/HouseUniversityTotal Points
1LumenhausVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States812
2Team IkarosRosenheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany811
3home+Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences808
4Armadillo BoxEcole National Supérieure d'architecture de Grenoble794
5LuukkuHelsinki University of Technology777
6Team WuppertalUniversity of Wuppertal, Germany773
7NapevomoArts et Métiers ParisTech763
8RE:FOCUSUniversity of Florida743
9SMLhouseCEU Cardinal Herrera University737
10LIVINGEQUIAHTW Berlin Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Germany729
11Bambu HouseTongji University, Shanghai, China683
12SolarkitUniversity of Seville, Spain678
13Low3Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain668
14La Envolvente del UrcomanteUniversity of Valladolid, Spain648
15H.O.U.S.EUniversity of Nottingham, United Kingdom641
16SunflowerTianjin University, Tianjin, China585
17Fab Lab HouseInstitute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain583

Solar Decathlon Europe 2012

Second edition of the Solar Decathlon Europe was held from Sept. 14–30, 2012, in Madrid, Spain in the Casa de Campo. The final standings of its 18 competitors were::
RankCountryTeam/HouseUniversityTotal Points
1Rhône Alpes/CanopeaÉcole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Grenoble 908.72
2Andalucía Team/Patio 2.12Universidades de Sevilla, Jaén, Granada, and Málaga 897.39
3Med in ItalyUniversitá Degli Studi di Roma Tre, Sapienza Universitá di Roma, Free University of Bozen, and Fraunhofer Italy 863.49
4ECOLARUniversity of Applied Sciences Konstanz 835
5RWTH Aachen UniversityRWTH Aachen University 819.31
6Odooproject/OdooBudapest University of Technology and Economics 766.98
7CEU Team Valencia/SML SystemUniversidad CEU Cardenal Herrera 765.98
8co Team/ coUniversitat Politécnica de Catalunya 731.57
9Team PRISPA"Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, and Politehnica University of Bucharest 719.16
10Team DTU/FoldTechnical University of Denmark 715.59
11Tongji Team/Para EcoHouseTongji_University, Shanghai, China686.88
12EHU Team/EkohouseUniversidad del País Vasco – Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea 684.20
13Aquitaine Bordeaux Campus/SumbiosiBordeaux University 674.80
14Team Brasil/Ekó HouseUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina and Universidade de São Paulo 670.99
15Chiba University/The Omotenashi HouseChiba University 641.91
16cem+nem-/cem’ casas em movimentoUniversidade do Porto 538.29
17, Astonyshine Team/ AstonyshineEcole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris – Malaquais, Universitá di Ferrara, Ecole des Ponts Paristech, and Politecnico di Bari 416.49
18Universidad de Zaragoza Team/Pi HouseUniversidad de Zaragoza 371.48

Solar Decathlon Europe 2014

Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 took place in Versailles, France, June 28–July 14, 2014.
Official final results:
RankCountryTeamUniversityTotal Points
1TEAM Rhome4 DenCityRoma Tre University, Italy840.63
2TEAM Atlantic ChallengeENSA Nantes, ESB, Audencia Group, Audencia Nantes, École des mines de Nantes, ISSBA, IUT Nantes, Architectes Ingénieurs Associés, Atlansun, Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel, Medieco, Novabuild, SAMOA, and SCE839.75
3TEAM Prêt-à-LogerDelft University of Technology 837.87
4Team RooftopUniversity of the Arts Berlin and Technical University of Berlin 823.42
5TEAM Lucerne-SuisseLucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – School of Engineering and Architecture 804.75
6
TEAM FENIX - UTFSM
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaiso and University of La Rochelle – Espace Bois de l'IUT 		802.42
7TEAM OnTopFrankfurt University of Applied Sciences 793.71
8TEAM DTUTechnical University of Denmark 780.01
9
TEAM Reciprocite
University of Angers and Appalachian State University		776.92
10TEAM Barcelona Tech 2014Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona 776.24
11TEAM Chiba University JapanChiba University 774.09
12TEAM NCTU - UNICODENational Chiao Tung University 772.15
13TEAM MEXICONational Autonomous University of Mexico and the Center of Research in Industrial Design and the School of Engineering and the School of Arts 760.17
14
TEAM Inside out
Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, Brown University, Rhode Island, and University of Applied Sciences – Erfurt 		657.46
15TEAM PlateauUniversity of Alcalá and University of Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid 650.44
16TEAM TECCosta Rica Institute of Technology, Cartago 588.8
17TEAM KmuttKing Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 508.15
18TEAM SHUNYAAcademy of Architecture and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 452.3
19TEAM EFdeNTechnical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Politehnica University of Bucharest, and Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, 348.49
20TEAM UPEUniversity of Paris-Est, ENSA Paris Malaquais, ENSA Marne la Vallée, ESTP Paris, École des ponts ParisTech, ESIEE Paris, ENSG, and French institute of science and technology for transport, spatial planning, development and networks 268.81

And substitute teams:

Solar Decathlon Europe after 2014

After the Solar Decathlon Europe in 2014, previous organisers, participants, supports and decathletes worked to create a vehicle for the longevity of the Solar Decathlon in Europe. The culmination of this work was the creation of the in 2016/2017 and has been endorsed by the United States Department of Energy to steward the Solar Decathlon in Europe. The EEF subsequently issued a Call for Cities for the 2019 edition, which was awarded to Szentendre, Hungary in March 2017.

Solar Decathlon Europe 2019

Solar Decathlon Europe 2019 took place in Szentendre, Hungary, July 12–July 28, 2019.
Results of the Solar Decathlon Europe 2019 will be published shortly.

Solar Decathlon Europe 2021

The Solar Decathlon Europe 2021 was awarded to Wuppertal, led a team from the University of Wuppertal and the Wuppertal Institute.
The SDE21 Call for Teams is open until October 25, 2019. Information about how to apply is available here:
http://solardecathlon.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sde21_callforteams_addendum_B.pdf

Solar Decathlon Europe 2023

The Call for Cities for the SDE23 will take place in Q2 2020. Potential candidate cities: