ABOUT SOLAR DECATHLON

*The U.S department of energy solar decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy efficient and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends architecture, engineering, affordability and consumer appeal with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.

*The 2017 solar decathlon platform grants its participants and their supporters the opportunity to develop business connections between Israeli and Chinese companies

*Teams which succeed during the competition will be granted the opportunity to enter into a startup incubator and to compete for building contracts in china

*The solar decathlon competition in China and the house showing in Israel, grants team Israel supporting companies a platform to expose their technologies to the tens of thousands of visitors which will visit the house

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SOLAR DECATHLON CHINA

Conceived in 2011, the first Solar Decathlon China took place in 2013. A second Solar Decathlon China is planned for 2017.

Solar Decathlon China 2017 was formed through a memorandum of understanding among the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Energy Administration of the People's Republic of China, and the China Overseas Development Association. Solar Decathlon China 2017 takes place in the city of Dezhou in China's Northwestern Shandong province.

Dezhou

A new industrial zone hailed as the "Solar Valley" is being built for experimenting with clean- energy urban projects and massive use of household utilities such as solar-powered water-heaters. The Washington Post describes Dezhou's Solar Valley as the "clean-tech version of Silicon Valley".

Nowadays one of the biggest and most famous industries in Dezhou is solar energy industry, with two main corporations included Himin Group (皇明集团) and its partner Ecco Solar Group (亿家能集团). Dezhou increased its international reputation when it was selected to follow previous hosts, Daegu, South Korea (2004), Oxford, UK (2006) and Adelaide, Australia (2008) as host of the 2010 International Solar City Congress. Himin Group has developed into the world's largest solar water heater manufacturer and is also discovering new areas such as photoelectricity.

Greenpeace China cited Dezhou in May 2009 as an example of how renewable energy can become a more common reality throughout the world.

Dezhou also houses the world's largest solar-powered office building, covering around 75,000 square meters.