# Solar Decathlon Africa

The Solar Decathlon AFRICA is an international competition that challenges collegiate teams to design and build houses powered exclusively by the sun. The winner of the competition is the team that is able to score the most points in ten contests.
On November 15, 2016, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water, and Sustainable development; the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN); and the United States Department of Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of Solar Decathlon Africa, a competition that will integrate unique local and regional characteristics while following the philosophy, principles, and model of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The competition is planned for September 2019.
This competition takes place during even years, alternating with the U.S.-based competition, Solar Decathlon by agreement between the United States and Moroccan governments.

## Solar Decathlon Africa 2019

The 2019 edition of the Solar Decathlon Africa will take place in Ben Guerir, Morocco
Participants:
| No. | Country | Team Name | Universities |
| 1 | Romania | TEAM Modularity | Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Romania |
| 2 | Morocco  United States | Inter House Team | Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States of America National School of Architecture - Marrakech (ENAM), Marrakech, Morocco Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco |
| 3 | Morocco  Malaysia | TEAM A’ Free Home | National School of Architecture Fez - Morocco Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia EMDD of Ecole supérieure de Technologie de Salé – Morocco DESTEC of Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines – Morocco |
| 4 | Morocco  France | TEAM Africa Golden Riad | Ecole supérieure de Technologie de Fes- Morocco University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France |
| 5 | Morocco  Senegal | TEAM Bayt-Akhdar | Université Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal |
| 6 | Morocco | TEAM TADD-ART | Université Mundiapolis, Casablanca, Morocco Academy of Traditional Art, Casablanca, Morocco |
| 7 | Morocco  United States  Nigeria | Team OCULUS | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America ENSIAS, Rabat, Morocco ENSAM, Meknes, Morocco African University of Science and Technology, Abuja – Nigeria |
| 8 | Morocco  France | TEAM PLUG & LIVE | Université privée de Fès, Morocco EPF Ecole D’INGENIEUR-E- S – France |
| 9 | Morocco  Germany | TEAM SUNIMPLANT | National School of Architecture Tetouan-Morocco École nationale des sciences appliquées de Tétouan, Tetouan – Morocco fr:École nationale de commerce et de gestion de Tanger, Tangier - Morocco Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ADRAR NOUH cooperative |
| 10 | Morocco | TEAM TDART | Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tetuan, Morocco |
| 11 | Morocco | TEAM THRIVE | Mohammadia School of Engineering, Rabat, Morocco |
| 12 | Morocco | TEAM CJEM | ECOLE HASSANIA DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, Morocco INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DU COMMERCE ET L'ADMINISTRATION DES ENTREPRISES, Morocco EMINES-SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, Morocco |
| 13 | South Africa | TEAM Mahali | Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 14 | Morocco  Germany  Senegal  Italy  France | TEAM Afrikataterre | Université Internationale de Rabat, Morocco University of Applied Sciences/Technische Hochschule Lübeck, Germany Academic Institutions of DAKAR (CUAD/IPP/CSFP-BTP), Senegal Région de Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Université_Ibn-Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco School of architecture of Nancy, France University of Parma, Italy |
| 15 | Morocco  United States  India  Mali  Burkina Faso | TEAM E-CO- Dar | University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco National School of Architecture Rabat – Morocco University of Seattle, Seattle, United States Faculty of Science Rabat– Morocco Avinashilingam University, Tamil Nadu, India Centre Universitaire, technique et professionnel & Centre de recherche pour l’exécution des matériaux, Bamako - Mali Ecole supérieure de technologie – Morocco University Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso Ecole Nationale des sciences appliquées Kenitra – Morocco |
| 16 | Algeria  Cameroon  Tanzania  Democratic Republic of the Congo | TEAM Jua Jamii | Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen Pan-African University of Water and Energy Sciences |
| 17 | Turkey | TEAM BOSPHOROUS | Yıldız Technical University, Turkey Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey |
| 18 | Morocco  United States  Egypt | TEAM DarnaSol | Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco University of Maryland, Maryland, United States Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt |
| 19 | Morocco | TEAM SOLARTIGMI | Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur-Morocco |
| 20 | Morocco | TEAM Solar-ution | Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco |

## Contests

* Architecture
* Engineering and Construction
* Market Appeal
* Comfort Conditions
* Appliances
* Sustainability
* Home life and entertainment
* Communication and Social Awareness
* Electrical Energy and Balance
* Innovation