NUESS Teams Win DOE Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition
Two teams from the Northeastern University Energy Systems Society won their division competitions, with one team also winning the overall pitch at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition. The Solar District Cup challenges multidisciplinary collegiate student teams to design and model distributed energy systems for a campus or urban district.
Husky Power ⚡ (division winner for NCSU use case & overall pitch winner):
Divya Priya Dhanraj, MS’24
Busetty Lokesh, MS’25
Pavan Kumar Gembali, MS’23
Agustina Gonzalez, MS’25
Akshay Bagde, MS’24
Anthony V. Hall, MS’23
Aasav Harania, MS’23
Sidney Swearingen, MS’23
Carthik Swami, MS’23
Ninad Phaltankar, MS’24
Mitalee Palwe, MS’23
Sokanha Ly, MS’23
Nielsen Andrianomenjanahary, MS’23
Lucie Amidon, MS’23
Priyanka Dabekar, MS’24
Saivedh Ganga, MS’24
and Faculty Advisor Sachin P.
NEU Solar ☀ (division winner for FAMU use case):
Komal Ishaq, MS’24
İlayda Onaran, MS’24
Muhammad Abuzar Siddiqi, MS’24
Aung Thet Paing Oo, MS’24
Thanasis Tsouknidas, MS’24
Rajatha Bharadwaj, MS’25
Abubaker Ibnouf, MS’24