Members of the University of Southern California team celebrate their win in the 2026 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. Photo from Sarah Yeoman, Yeoman Photo LLC.
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Top Teams Claim Prizes at 2026 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Final Events, and DOE Welcomes a Record 45 Teams for the 2027 Season
Two teams have snagged the top prizes in the 2026 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition finals, and 45 others have risen to the top of a record-shattering applicant pool to clinch their spots for next year’s showdowns.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), claimed the Grand Prize at the fourth annual Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) Final Event in Green Bay, Wisconsin. University of Southern California (USC) claimed the same high honor at the seventh annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) finals in Portland, Oregon.
