{"id":3449,"date":"2016-04-15T06:29:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2016-04-15T06:31:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:31:01","slug":"3449","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/2016\/04\/15\/3449\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable energy challenge brings kids to Hatfield Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;font-size: medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/files\/2016\/04\/RenewEnergy2015-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3450 size-medium\" title=\"2015 Renewable Energy Challenge participant\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/files\/2016\/04\/RenewEnergy2015-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015 Renewable Energy Challenge\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/RenewEnergy2015-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/RenewEnergy2015-4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/RenewEnergy2015-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>NEWPORT \u2013 More than 200 third- through 12th-graders will demonstrate their knowledge of wind-, wave- and solar energy on April 19 in the third annual Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge at Oregon State University&#8217;s Hatfield Marine Science Center. The event takes place from 10 am to 2 pm. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;font-size: medium\">Students from Warrenton, Seaside, Tillamook, Toledo and Waldport will bring their student built renewable energy devices to compete for top honors at this year\u2019s competition. In addition to testing their devices in wave tanks, solar tracks and in a wind tunnel, teams will interact with a panel of engineering judges who will further rate teams on knowledge and design innovation. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;font-size: medium\">Students will also have the opportunity to hear about current research on potential impacts of offshore wind energy devices, and participate in HMSC\u2019s Sustainability Quest, an educational clue-directed hunt.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;font-size: medium\">This year\u2019s Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge is made possible by support from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, Georgia-Pacific Foundation, Oregon Sea Grant, Oregon State University, and the Oregon Coast STEM Hub. Teams with top wind energy devices will be invited to participate in the National KidWind Challenge\u00a0 in New Orleans at the end of May.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWPORT \u2013 More than 200 third- through 12th-graders will demonstrate their knowledge of wind-, wave- and solar energy on April 19 in the third annual Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge at Oregon State University&#8217;s Hatfield Marine Science Center. 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