Taiwanese students win big at World KidWind Challenge

2026/05/24 10:55 Reporter Zhang Xiesheng / Nantou Report

Teachers and students from Nantou County's Sheliao Junior High School and other schools won championships in the KidWind Challenge, with award-winning teachers and students taking photos with the national flag to let the world see Taiwan. (Photo provided by Nantou County Government)

The 2026 World KidWind Challenge was held on May 21st at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Three research teams composed of teachers and students from several junior high schools in Nantou County and alumni won 2 world championships and 1 blade engineering award. The winning students immediately took photos with the national flag, showcasing the profound strength of Taiwan's science and technology education to the world.

The World KidWind Challenge is a globally renowned renewable energy STEM international competition. Excellent teams from around the world gather to compete. Each team must go through regional competitions and national representative qualification selections before advancing to the world finals. The competition is fierce. Taiwanese teams won 4 world championships in 13 events.

Among them, the Nantou team "SL Angel Wings," jointly guided by STAR English teacher Ji Shang-fu and Zhushan Sheliao Junior High School teacher Zhang Yu-hao, with team members mainly composed of cross-school energy research teams from students of Sheliao Junior High School and Yingbei Junior High School in the county, won the world championship in the "Junior High Open Turbine Group."

The "Taiwan HUNTERS" team, which won the "High School Group World Championship," was guided by Puli Junior High School teachers Cai Zhong-yi and Yang Di-zhen. Most of the team members are alumni of Puli Junior High School and are currently studying at Taichung First Senior High School, Taichung Second Senior High School, and Taichung Industrial High School.

In addition, the "Taiwan WinDog" team, jointly guided by Little Stark Lab teacher Li Xiao-yuan and Puli Junior High School teacher Cai Zhong-yi, with team members including graduates from Puli Junior High School and Zhongxing Junior High School, also won the "Blade Engineering Award."

The Nantou County Government Education Department stated that the teachers and students of the three teams have invested a long time in turbine testing, blade adjustment, and data analysis, constantly refining and breaking through. From the mid-Taiwan regional competition in September last year and the Asian competition in November, they finally showcased their achievements on the world stage, allowing the international community to see the innovative capabilities and strong scientific research strength of Taiwanese students.

Taiwanese teams won 4 championships and 1 blade engineering award at the 2026 World KidWind Challenge. (Photo provided by Nantou County Government)

Nantou teams won championships at the KidWind World Challenge, demonstrating their wind power research and development capabilities. (Photo provided by Nantou County Government)