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Allegheny College is committed to creating a local clean energy economy.

Registration Now Open for 2013 Science Bowl Teams
The National Science Bowl finals take place each year in the National Building Museum. The top regional teams come to Washington, D.C., in the spring as they as they advance to National Finals. Registration is now open at the <a href="http://science.energy.gov/nsb/">NSB website</a>. | Photo by Dennis Brack, Energy Department Office of Science

Register your middle school or high school team for the nation's largest science knowledge competition.

Solar Decathlon Turns Ten
For the past 10 years, the Solar Decathlon has educated consumers about affordable clean energy products that save energy and money, and provided hands-on training for jobs in the clean energy economy. | Photo courtesy of Stefano Paltera, U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

The Energy Department's Solar Decathlon has a 10-year history of preparing the next generation of energy leaders to enter the workforce.

New Nuclear Energy Awards Give Students Hands-On Research Experience
Bojan Petrovic, a senior researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology, will lead an IRP team in developing a high-power light water reactor design with inherent safety features. | Photo courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology

Students and researchers in Georgia, Illinois and Tennessee will conduct nuclear energy research to address the industry’s complex issues thanks to an Energy Department award.

How Would You Expand our National Training & Education Resource?
Screen shot of the solar training in the NTER interactive lessons. | Photo courtesy of the Energy Department.

Tell us how to make this system innovative, flexible and agile.

Winners of Hydrogen Student Design Contest Turn Urban Waste into Energy
The University of Maryland team accepted the award for the best combined heat, hydrogen, and power system design at the World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC) in Toronto. | Photo courtesy of Jennie Moton.

The University of Maryland designs a waste-to-energy system that will help the university reduce energy usage and improve its environmental footprint.