{"id":12531,"date":"2010-05-04T15:19:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T19:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=12531"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:44:07","slug":"students-shine-in-solar-and-hydrogen-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/students-shine-in-solar-and-hydrogen-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Shine in Solar and Hydrogen Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12533\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\" class=\"figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2011\/07\/SolarTODAY.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-12533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2011\/07\/SolarTODAY.jpg\" alt><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-12533 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2011\/07\/SolarTODAY.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Students cook a dish in their solar oven and then judges taste-test it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Florida students have creative ideas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/energy-and-sustainability\/\">solving some of the world&#8217;s greatest energy challenges<\/a>, and their solutions were demonstrated Saturday at the eighth-annual EnergyWhiz Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 students throughout Florida converged May 1 at the University of Central Florida&#8217;s Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) in Cocoa to compete in the day-long competition that showcased student projects in alternative fuel technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Events included the Bright House Solar Energy Cookoff, a solar cooker design and cooking contest; the Junior Solar Sprint, model-size solar car races; the High School Hydrogen Sprint, model-size hydrogen-powered car races; and Energy Innovations, a full-scale solar electric design challenge.<\/p>\n<p>To continue reading about the EnergyWhiz Olympics, click <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida students have creative ideas for solving some of the world&#8217;s greatest energy challenges, and their solutions were demonstrated Saturday at the eighth-annual EnergyWhiz Olympics. 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