国际未来能源挑战赛（International Future Energy Challenge, IFEC）是由美国能源部（DOE）、美国国防部（DOD）、美国国家州立能源官员协会（NASEO）和美国电气与电子工程师协会（IEEE）主办，IEEE电力电子学会（PELS）承办的一项全球性大学生创新能力竞赛，是国际上新能源发电领域最高级别的大学生创新竞赛，其目的是推动大学生在新能源电领域的创新。
Qualification reports must include preliminary experimental results. It is limited to 25 single-column pages total, including all diagrams, attachments, and appendixes
Selection is based upon likelihood of deliverable hardware, quality of design, and likelihood of success in meeting all the challenge objectives
Topic A Final reports and working units due：2016年07月06日 00时00分 ——2016年07月06日 23时59分
Final reports are limited to 50 single-column pages total, including all diagrams, attachments, and appendixes
2016 Final competition ：2016年07月18日 00时00分 ——2016年07月20日 23时59分
参赛对象及要求
• Eligible schools must: have an accredited or similarly officially recognized engineering program (through the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) or equivalent); be a college or university with engineering curricula leading to a full first degree or higher; have the support of the school’s administration; establish a team of student engineers with an identified faculty advisor; demonstrate the necessary faculty and financial support commitments; and demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate engineering education through their proposal.
• University Eligibility Limit: Each university is limited to support only one team. To confirm eligibility, potential participating schools must submit a Letter of Support (AttachmentII) together with a Preliminary Team Information Form (Attachment I) when they submit the proposal.
