Registration is Open for 2nd Solar Decathlon Middle East in 2020, With Prizes Totalling Over AED20 Million for the Two Competitions

April 29, 2018 03:30 AM Eastern Daylight TimeDUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that registration is now open for the second Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME). SDME was created through an agreement between Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, DEWA, and US Department of Energy. Dubai will host the first two rounds of SDME in November 2018, and in 2020. Prizes for the two rounds total over AED20 million (USD5.45 million).

The announcement was made at the Second International Workshop, which DEWA organised for the 21 teams from 36 universities in 15 countries participating in the first competition.