College green building teams compete in 'Solar Decathlon'
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday announced the winners of the 2009 Solar Competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won top honors by designing, building, and operating the most attractive and efficient solar-powered home. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took second place followed by Team California in third place.