Solid Energy announces essay competition winner

6 May 2010

Year 12 Lincoln High student, Mitchell Rogers will be on his way to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, later this year after winning first prize in a Solid Energy essay competition.

Solid Energy ran the competition as part of its support for the New Zealand Pavilion at World Expo 2010. The competition was open to all year 11, 12 and 13 students on the West Coast of the South Island, Waikato, Southland and Canterbury. Participants had to submit between 1500 and 2000 words on the subject of “The Role of Coal in Sustainable Energy Solutions for New Zealand”, along with 500 words on why they would benefit from attending World Expo 2010, Shanghai, China. 

To read Mitchell's entry click here.