Visitors tour Team California's solar-powered house on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Team California won first place in the Architecture Contest.
Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Visitors tour Team California's solar-powered house on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Team California won first place in the Architecture Contest. Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Juror Jonathan Knowles takes a look at the recycled wood interior of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's solar-powered house on Friday, Oct. 09, 2009. Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette student Tony Vaccarella awaits visitors in front of his team's house on Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2009. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette won first place in the Market Viability Contest. Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Rice University's green wall provides passive cooling and aesthetic appeal to its solar-powered house on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Students at Rice University save energy by drying their laundry in the sun on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Photo by Stefano PalteraU.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Energy-efficient lighting illuminates the solar-powered Virginia Tech house during the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Students from the Cornell Hotel School cook in their team's solar-powered house for students from Virginia Tech, Team Germany , and Team Boston on Friday, Oct. 09, 2009. Phtoto by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- Solar Village Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu cuts the ribbon. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy John Lushetsky; Joseph Rigby, CEO of Pepco Holdings Inc.; Amy Huntington, president of Schneider Electric; Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied Materials; Secretary of Energy Steven Chu; Spain Housing Minister Beatriz Corredor; and BP Solar CEO Reyad Fezzani. Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy
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