The U.S. Department of Energy has announced 35 college and university teams have qualified for the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC).

During the first half of the 2024-2025 school year, these teams will develop a preliminary design and report for their model wind turbine and a preliminary site design for their hypothetical floating offshore wind farm. Students will also conduct outreach to the wind energy industry, their communities, and local media outlets.

Among the first round of CWC 2025 teams are one community college and two institutions based in Puerto Rico. Twelve minority-serving institutions are participating in this first round.

By early 2025, the organizers will narrow the competition to up to 12 finalist teams that will be invited to continue participating in the competition during the second half of the school year and present their work at the CWC 2025 final event.