National Student Competition

Renewable Rivalry III

Powering Our Future Sustainability. A national competition inviting students to communicate, advocate, and act through renewable energy awareness, energy efficiency, and community impact.

Register Primary School Register Secondary School
Registration Deadline October 9, 2026
Submission Deadline December 4, 2026
Primary Schools | Ages 8–12

Green Champions

Create a full-colour poster that encourages people in your school or community to use renewable energy or save energy.

Secondary Schools | Ages 13–15

Energy Action Project

Plan and carry out a real community project that promotes renewable energy awareness or energy efficiency behaviour change.

Theme: Powering Our Future Sustainability
Focus: Awareness, Advocacy, Action, and Community Impact
Competition Journey

How the Competition Works

Follow the journey from reviewing the rules to selecting your category, registering online, creating your challenge solution, and submitting your final entry.

01

Review the Rules

View the judging criteria, category expectations, submission requirements, and what each entry will be assessed on.

02

Select Your Category

Primary students enter Green Champions. Secondary students enter Energy Action Project.

Ready to start?

Registration closes on October 9, 2026. Final challenge solutions, videos, and completed Project Response Forms must be uploaded on or before December 4, 2026.

Choose Registration Category

Select the correct registration page based on the student level and competition category.

Primary School Registration

For Green Champions poster competition entries, ages 8–12.

Secondary School Registration

For Energy Action Project entries, ages 13–15.

Choose Submission Category

Select the correct submission page based on the entry category.

Primary School Submission

Submit the Green Champions poster entry, video explanation, and completed response form.

Secondary School Submission

Submit the Energy Action Project video, supporting evidence, and completed response form.

Competition Categories

Choose Your Challenge

Renewable Rivalry III has two categories: one for primary school students and one for secondary school students. Each category gives students a different way to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability.

Primary Schools | Ages 8–12

Green Champions

Theme: Be the Change – Energy for Our Community

The Challenge

Create a poster that encourages people in your school or community to use renewable energy or save energy in their everyday lives.

Poster Requirements

  • Choose one clear message about renewable energy, energy saving, climate change, or disaster preparedness.
  • Include a clear headline, original artwork, one science-based fact, and a call to action.
  • The poster must be hand-drawn or created using physical materials, or a combination of both.
  • Use a full-size board, average 20” x 26”, in full colour with clear, legible wording.
  • Use eco-friendly materials where possible, such as recycled paper, reused materials, or natural dyes.
Submission Format

Submit a high-resolution JPG or PDF image of the poster, minimum 300 dpi, a completed Project Response Form, and a short MP4 video explaining the poster, not exceeding five minutes.

Submit Primary Entry
Secondary Schools | Ages 13–15

Energy Action Project

Theme: Lead the Change – Community Energy in Action

The Challenge

Plan and carry out a real community project that promotes renewable energy awareness or energy efficiency behaviour change, then document and present your impact.

Project Requirements

  • Identify a specific, realistic energy-related issue in your school, home, or community.
  • Connect the issue to renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate resilience, or sustainable behaviour change.
  • Design and carry out a project that engages real people and addresses the identified challenge.
  • Show evidence of reach, learning, behaviour change, or practical improvement.
  • Examples include a social media campaign, workshop, presentation, energy audit, awareness booth, or exhibition.
Submission Format

Submit an MP4 video presentation, maximum 10 minutes, documenting the project, actions taken, energy concepts used, evidence gathered, and community impact, plus a completed Project Response Form.

Submit Secondary Entry
Rules & Eligibility

Who Can Enter?

Before registering, review the general participation rules. Each entry must meet the eligibility, supervision, consent, and submission requirements for Renewable Rivalry III.

Age Group

Participants must be between 8 and 15 years old. Primary students enter Green Champions, while secondary students enter Energy Action Project.

Individual or Group Entries

Students may enter individually or in small groups consisting of 3–5 students.

Teacher Coordinator

Each individual or group must be supervised by a teacher coordinator who will guide the entry and support adherence to rules and deadlines.

Principal Consent

Each participating individual or group must obtain principal consent confirming the school’s support for participation.

School Entries

Schools may submit multiple entries, but each entry must come from a different individual or group within the school.

One Entry Per Team

Each competitor or team may enter only once. Make sure the final entry is complete before submission.

Important reminder

All submissions must be made through the official website at uttoutreach.utt.edu.tt. Entries should clearly demonstrate educational value, creativity, technical accuracy, and impact.

Judging Criteria

How Entries Will Be Judged

Entries will be evaluated using category-specific rubrics designed to reward renewable energy knowledge, creativity, clear communication, sustainability, community relevance, and measurable impact.

100 Points Total

Each competition category is scored out of 100 points using its own judging rubric.

Green Champions | Primary School Poster Competition

This rubric applies to the Primary School category for students ages 8–12. Entries should communicate a strong renewable energy or energy-saving message through an original, clear, and impactful poster.

15Points

Renewable Energy or Energy-Saving Message

The poster should present a clear, age-appropriate message linked to renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainability, or climate resilience.

20Points

Science-Based Fact and Technical Accuracy

The entry should include an accurate renewable energy or energy-efficiency fact and show it correctly through the poster design and explanation.

15Points

Target Audience and Call to Action

The poster should clearly identify who it is trying to influence and include a practical action that the audience can take.

15Points

Creativity, Visual Clarity and Originality

The poster should be original, engaging, well-organised, legible, full colour, and visually effective.

10Points

Eco-Friendly Materials and Sustainability Practice

The entry should show thoughtful use of materials, including recycled, reused, natural, or eco-friendly materials where possible.

15Points

Potential Impact on School, Home or Community

The entry should show one realistic way the poster can encourage energy-saving, renewable energy awareness, or positive environmental action.

10Points

Video Explanation and Response Quality

The video should be clear, organised, consistent with the poster and written responses, and explained in the students’ own words.

Green Champions Total 100 Points

Energy Action Project | Secondary School Competition

This rubric applies to the Secondary School category for students ages 13–15. Entries should show a real community-focused project that promotes renewable energy awareness or energy efficiency behaviour change.

15Points

Problem Identification and Community Relevance

The project should identify a specific energy or sustainability problem, where it was observed, and why it matters.

20Points

Renewable Energy or Energy-Efficiency Concept

The project should accurately explain the science or energy principle that guided the design and action taken.

20Points

Project Action, Planning and Implementation

The entry should describe concrete actions, persons involved, location, timeline, and activities completed.

25Points

Measurable Impact and Evidence of Engagement

The project should provide evidence of reach or influence, such as numbers reached, participants, surveys, feedback, photos, videos, recommendations, observations, or changes.

10Points

Sustainability, Scalability and Improvement

The entry should explain how the project can continue, grow, or be repeated elsewhere, along with one practical improvement.

10Points

Presentation, Documentation and Teamwork

The video should be clear, organised, evidence-based, and show collaboration, consultation, and contribution where applicable.

Energy Action Project Total 100 Points