Solar Decathlon: The Winners!

We posted about the Solar Decathlon last week, and now we're back with the winners (which were just announced at 2pm EST)!

So, with no further adieu -- first place goes to: Germany's own Technische Universität Darmstadt!

The team scored big by developing working relationships with other German companies, such as Bosch, and integrating those technologies into their solar experiment. The house will now return to Germany where it will serve as a solar power plant as part of the university's "Solare Lichtwiese" (or, Solar Campus project).

Read all about the house here.

Meanwhile, second place went to the University of Maryland, and third to Santa Clara University.

Read up on all the amazing entries at the 2007 Solar Decathlon web site and view photos of all the homes here.

Image via Jim Tetro, Solar Decathlon