Industry News: Sopogy Engineering Contest Underway

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Adam Walters

Hawaii-based Sopogy Inc. is holding a design skills contest for HVAC, plumbing and solar engineers. The contest challenges engineers to design practical installations using MicroCSP solar technologies. All designs submitted to the contest will be open-sourced and posted online at SopoApps.com.

The contest period is open now and ends October 1, 2008. Judging will be conducted by an independent panel of industry experts. Key factors in judging include production efficiency, cost, completeness and best overall design.  A reception for the winners will be held at Solar Power International 2008 in San Diego.  For more information on the contest, visit the Sopogy Apps web site.

In related Sopogy news, the company has elected T. Michael May - the recently retired president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Co. - to its board of directors.  At Hawaiian Electric, May was responsible for developing and executing the company's long-term growth strategies. He joined the company as a senior vice president in 1992 and was elected president and CEO in 1995.

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