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UC Solar Decathlon
 

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The amount of work being done in the solar village this week has been tremendous. As with any event of this magnitude, there are great stories to tell, and we will be bringing them to you over the next few days.
The lead story from the national mall in Washington has been the team from Santa Clara University. They had the longest voyage for any domestic team, and had been sitting on the sidelines until Friday evening when their house finally arrived. One of the six axles on their semi trailer broke in Nebraska, delaying the delivery of their house. As the other teams progressed with their construction, Santa Clara was receiving news that their house was back on the road in O-H-I-O, and finally on the way after roadside welding to the broken axle.
In Saturday's team meeting, all of the teams offered a team member to the Santa Clara group so they could finish on time. Santa Clara graciously declined, feeling that they could complete construction with the team they brought.
The solar decathlon may very well be the only competition where other teams offer their members to help another team. That shows that the solar decathlon is about more than winning. The participants feel so strongly about sustainability and alternative energy sources that they are willing to hurt their own team to help another team in need.
Inform will be bringing you more on the Santa Clara team, including an in-depth story; as well as information about the Darmstadt team from the Deutschland tomorrow.

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