2025 Collegiate Wind Competition

The CWC2025 Phase 2 and 3 Rules and Requirements document has been updated.  Please see the table in the front of the document for details on the changes.  At this time, the document dated September 27, 2024 is now current.  It can be found at the same link in the Resources tab that you've been using to access the document to date.  Please don't hesitate to ask questions, should they come up.  Thank you!

We have pushed the midyear milestone date currently scheduled for 12/12 to 12/19 due to the delay in the Phase 2/3 rules release.  These apply to the following midyear submissions:
•Design progress and prototyping fabrication
•Prototype fabrication and testing video
•Preliminary Project Development report
•Team Story
•Outreach strategy report
 

The CWC 25 phase 2 and 3 rules are now live on the resources page at the following link.  Our sincere apologies for the delay in their release.  We look forward to seeing what your teams come up with this year.  Please post any questions in the HeroX forum.

https://www.herox.com/collegiate-wind-competition-2025/resource/2044

CWC Phase 1 winners,  

The CWC25 engagement toolkits for use during the 2024/2025 academic year have been published.  You can find them under the Resources tab on HeroX:  https://www.herox.com/collegiate-wind-competition-2025/resources

We have created two different toolkits: one for student teams and one for industry partners.  Student teams, please use your toolkit to complete the outreach plan and execution portion of the Connection Creation Contest and share your team’s story through digital and traditional media. 

Please share the partner engagement toolkit with your industry partners so they can also amplify your success.  

Finally, please encourage your teammates to follow CWC25 on HeroX so they can receive all CWC updates: https://www.herox.com/collegiate-wind-competition-2025

Sincerely,

Your CWC Organizers

Congratulations to the 35 teams that have qualified to participate in the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC)!

During the first half of the 2024–2025 school year, these teams will begin developing a preliminary design and report for their model wind turbine and a preliminary site design for their hypothetical floating offshore wind farm. They’ll also conduct outreach, network with the wind energy industry, and compete for a spot in the final event, where they will present their work to expert judges and test their prototypes in a wind tunnel. 

By early 2025, the CWC organizers will narrow the competition to, at most, 12 finalist teams, which will be invited to continue to participate during the second half of the school year and present their work at the CWC 2025 final event. Selected teams, please keep your eyes out for an invite to our CWC 2025 kickoff call in early September!