ENERGY is in demand

Compete in modern
ENERGY GENERATION, STORAGE & USE

Energy workforce engagement for high school teams

Solar Rollers Alumni are applying critical energy concepts and essential workforce skills to launch their careers in design, engineering, manufacturing and energy technologies. Energy demand is growing rapidly - especially for electricity - and career options abound in all aspects of planning, engineering, building and maintaining systems that may use nuclear, geothermal, gas or renewable energy generation while integrating energy storage and/or the grid.

 
want to compete with Energy?

40 Hours of Creative Hands-on Teamwork

  1. Design & build custom high-power lithium batteries from cells

  2. Design and build a custom power-matched PV array from cells

  3. Attach your system and customize a radio-controlled racing EV

  4. Test, iterate, optimize and study energy management to prepare for competition

Prepare for all-day hands-on team STEM competition

  1. Tell your team’s story and strategy to a panel of energy and EV experts

  2. Fast-paced rollicking panel quiz challenges every member of the team

  3. On-track racing with and without battery storage

  4. Culminating endurance race truly tests cars, strategies, drivers and teams

Academic challenges and thrilling on-track racing

 

Materials kit

Online course

Trophy race

Solar Rollers 2.0 now Available

Redesigned Program Unlocks Accessibility, Remote Delivery, Scalability and Effective Learning

Patented, Highly Customizable, Modular Battery/PV/EV Design

“Solar Rollers taught me to design, prototype, test and complete a product from scratch. This process made me want to be a mechanical engineer. ”
— Jayvin Krzych - Colorado State University Engineering/Aerospace Alumni and Energy Engineer

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