Solar Decathlon to be held in China in 2013
Solar Decathlon Europe visitors stroll through the Villa Solar on June 19, 2010 (Image credit: Richard King/U.S. Dept of Energy Solar Decathlon)
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Every couple of years since 2005, student teams have been challenged to design, build and operate energy efficient, cost effective solar houses as part of an international Solar Decathlon. As teams show off their entries for this year's competition at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon has announced that China is to follow Europe's lead and host its own version of the competition in 2013.
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