On June 29, for the first time in Kazan, the Lower Kaban Lake saw the Solar Regatta engineering competition. In total, 38 school and 7 university teams from 26 regions of Russia took part in the event.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Solar Regatta President, the Director of the National Centre for Engineering Contests and Competitions, the Vice-Principal for Research at the Kazan State Power Engineering University, and others.
During the competition, schoolchildren and students fought for such awards as “The Best Pilot”, “The Best Design Project”, “The Best Designer”, Euroclass-1 “Electric”, Euroclass-2 “Speed”, Euroclass-3 “Experimental”, etc.
On June 30, at the end of the Solar Regatta, an engineering and environmental forum “Renewable Energy in Water Transport” was held at the KSPEU. The main topics of the forum were current problems and long-term prospects for the use of renewable energy in Russia and the world, the use of solar cells in shipbuilding for sea and river transport, and engineering solutions shown by student teams at the Solar Regatta.
The Solar Regatta helps popularise engineering creativity and state-of-the-art environmental technologies, educate “future professionals” with technical competence and the ability to freely navigate the latest trends and technologies.