HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION
The first of these prestigious competitions took place in 2002, the
second in 2005 the third in 2007, with the Solar Decathlon 2009 currently
underway. The 2009 competition counts on the participation of universities
from United States of America, Canada and Europe, and like previous
competitions before, will take place in Washington, D.C. All of the
competitions have had great media and social impact in addition to
attracting more than 100.000 visitors to the National Mall during the
Competition.
Through a collaboration agreement signed on October 18, 2007, the U.S. and
Spanish governments have agreed on organizing the SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE ,
initially in Spain for the years 2010 and 2012 alternating with the
continuing U.S. competitions during the odd-numbered years of 2009, 2011 and
2013.
