2008 Winner Profiles
Additional Awards
Most Likely to Succeed in the Marketplace
Solar Energy
Jackson High School, Mill Creek
Daphne Wei, Alysha Kha
Advisor: Xue Mei
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This two-person team assembled methods to power a house exclusively with solar energy. The students used forced air heaters, thermal barrier fabrics, and a mix of other techniques. Lighting was provided by the “solar tree,” an innovation of British designer Ross Lovegrove, which uses solar panels and LED lighting to generate light for as many as four days without direct sunlight.