NK Chamber Of Commerce Announces Winner Of WindWinRI Competition

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — The North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that Exeter/West Greenwich High School has been awarded first place in the WindWinRI High School Wind Turbine Competition.

The North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce hosted the WindWinRI program with KidWind, an an educational organization focused on teaching people about renewable energy, on May 7. On May 10, a ceremony was held to honor the teams who received first, second, and third place awards.

“This event is such an exciting look into Rhode Island’s future," said Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea in a statement. "We have our state’s emerging leaders gaining valuable experience in the field of renewable energy – which is going to be a vital part of our economy and infrastructure going forward."

The following schools received WindWinRI awards:

• Exeter/West Greenwich High School: first place
• Charles E. Shea High School in Pawtucket (multiple teams): second and third place
• Block Island High School: honorable mention

“There are 800 students who are competing in the National KidWind Simulation Challenge," said Michael Arquin, Founder and Director of KidWind, in a statement. "To date, some of the Rhode Island students have been ranked in the top ten of this competition. Many thanks to the teachers and students and to the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce’s WindWinRI program for hosting Rhode Island’s first High School Wind Turbine competition."

"We hope that these teams, who all qualified, will continue to compete in our National KidWind Challenge in June," he continued.

More information about WindWinRI can be found here.