Annual Solar Cup

The Solar Cup is a solar-powered boat race competition where students design, build, equip, and race solar-powered boats. It is a contest of design, speed and endurance that allows the participants to use an alternative power source in a real world application. This FREE event is open to the public and is held at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's (Metropolitan) Lake Skinner reservoir in the Temecula area May 13-15, 2011.

Eastern Municipal Water District would like to invite area high schools to apply for a spot on Team EMWD. Please download and complete the application by clicking the following link:

2011 Application Packet - WORD format

2011 Application Packet - PDF format

Return the completed application via email to:

Malea Ortloff, Education Specialist

ortloffm@emwd.org

951-928-3777 ext. 4405 (office phone)

951-805-8474 (cell phone)

About Solar Cup

To view details about the Solar Cup event, including a video, please click here.

Location Information

Lake Skinner is a drinking water reservoir owned and operated by Metropolitan Water District. It can hold up to 44,000 acre-feet of water (one acre-foot = 360,000 gallons). Because it holds future drinking water, even though the water will still be treated, no swimming, wading or "body contact" is allowed. The lake's fishing and camping activities are operated, by lease agreement, by the Riverside County Parks and Open-Space District.