Geothermal Student Competition - graduate and undergraduate students

The 2013 National Geothermal Student Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, is designed to advance the understanding of geothermal energy as a valued resource by promoting innovation, exploration, and entrepreneurship among the nation’s colleges and universities. The Competition seeks to engage students in a collaborative exercise to develop a business plan for developing a geothermal enterprise. Applicants are encouraged to consider a candidate resource in their home state/region, though convincing plans for any domestic target will be considered.

Team requirements

Student teams should include:

• No more than five members
• Undergraduate and/or graduate students, but no more than 50% of the team can be graduate students
• Representatives from at least two academic departments (e.g., geosciences, engineering, economics, business, etc.)
• One or more academic institutions
• A team sponsor (can be a postdoc, teaching fellow, professor and/or faculty member)
• A team leader (selected by team members as the group’s point of contact)