CASE: Renewable Energy Challenges ~ Events

Kidwind Expo and Tunnel Testing- January 11th, 2025

10am-2pm (Tunnel Testing 9am-10am, 2pm-3pm)

Festival Conference and Student Center, JMU

Join us at our free Kidwind Expo and Tunnel Testing on January 11th, 2025 10am-2pm at James Madison University Festival Conference and Student Center. Tunnel testing will take place for the hour before and after the event (9am-10am, 2pm-3pm). Students will have the opportunity to learn new skills that can be applied to their solar or wind project such as airfoil design, microcontrollers, gears, solar tracking, generator building, and more. Coaches can attend sessions on Whitebox Learning's Kidwind Simulator, Microcontrollers, and 3D printing/Cricut Design. This is a fabulous opportunity for teams to learn how to take their project to the next level. If your students would be interested in sharing their project and presentation/experience, or if you are interested in helping lead any session- please email us!

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Tri State Coach Training- October 12th, 2025

8:30am to 1pm

Shenandoah University, Winchester VA

Angela Stoltz, Diane Painter, and Kim Ward will lead educators in how to coach students participating in wind and solar KidWind Challenges. Attendees will explore renewable energy activities, generate electricity using wind and solar energy, and discuss rules and expectations for the annual regional KidWind Challenge.

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Tunnel Testing Days

Tunnel testing days serve as a non-scored day for wind teams to get a chance to test their turbine in the full sized wind tunnel used in competition. CASE and Kidwind Regional Teacher Trainers plan to host tunnel testing days across the state. Find confirmed tunnel testing days on Kidwind's list of workshops.

Tunnel Testing Dates