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Community Energy Innovation Prize Round 2

Provide support, build trust, and strengthen partnerships with communities working toward affordable, reliable, and secure energy resources.
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Summary

Overview

The American-Made Community Energy Innovation Prize Round 2 is a multimillion-dollar prize competition designed to support energy innovation, entrepreneurship, capacity building, and economic development in communities working toward affordable, reliable, and secure energy resources. Competitors leverage the American-Made Network, our innovation engine of more than 400 organizations, including world-class experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 17 national labs, energy tech accelerators, incubators, universities, facilities, and more.

Through three phases, teams have the chance to win part of $8.42 million in prizes to help them advance in the competition and accelerate local solutions in clean energy, energy efficiency, manufacturing, materials, and transportation. Successful competitors will demonstrate a strong track record of building trust and strengthening relationships and partnerships within their communities.

Prize Structure 
The Community Energy Innovation Prize is made up of three tracks: the Clean Energy Ecosystem Track, the Manufacturing Ecosystem Track, and the Vehicles Ecosystem Track, each of which has distinct goals and submission requirements over three phases: CONCEPT, PROGRESS, and IMPACT. In addition to prize awards, winning competitors in all three tracks will receive in-kind mentorship through Power Connectors and other support services, valued at approximately $400,000 across all competitors.

Who Can Participate?  

The prize competition is only open to private entities (for-profits and nonprofits); non-federal government entities such as states, counties, tribes, and municipalities; academic institutions; and individuals. 

  • Competitors in the Clean Energy Ecosystem Track may focus on any range of clean energy technologies or initiatives. 
  • Competitors in the Manufacturing Ecosystem Track must have an explicit connection to sustainable manufacturing. 
  • Competitors in the Vehicles Ecosystem Track must focus their efforts on sustainable transportation technologies or initiatives.

For more details on the prize phases, timeline, and awards please see the graphic below.


Guidelines

Interested in participating in any of the three available Tracks? Please review the official rules

The prize is jointly sponsored by three offices within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): the Integrated Strategies Office (ISO), the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Office (AMMTO), and the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). The prize is part of the American-Made family of prizes and is administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 

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Disclaimer

Note the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is evaluating all funding opportunities, including prize challenges, to ensure appropriate resources are allocated efficiently, and that the Department's initiatives are in line with the statutory mission of DOE and the policies and priorities of the Administration and DOE. DOE is undertaking this evaluation in accordance with all laws, regulations, and fiscal responsibility, as efficiently as possible.

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Forum7
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Alexander Urbanski's team Alexander Urbanski's team
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Elkhorn Products Elkhorn Products
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Daniel Liu's team Daniel Liu's team
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Tabs4pods Tabs4pods
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Gregory Erikhman's team Gregory Erikhman's team
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Juliana Garaizar's team Juliana Garaizar's team
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ThermoVerse ThermoVerse
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Sherri Herrera's team Sherri Herrera's team
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Vitruvian LLC Vitruvian LLC
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EV Charging - Battery Energy Storage Transportable EV Charging - Battery Energy Storage Transportable
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HyWatts HyWatts
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Metals Innovation Initiative of Kentucky Metals Innovation Initiative of Kentucky
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Sophia Long's team Sophia Long's team
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Dr. Sharon-Joy Palmer-Caughren's Dr. Sharon-Joy Palmer-Caughren's
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Hilary Taylor's team Hilary Taylor's team
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Sitkana Sitkana
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Alaska Municipal League Alaska Municipal League
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Greener CASA Greener CASA
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Biomethane, LLC Biomethane, LLC
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Springdale Resiliency Hub Springdale Resiliency Hub
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Pix Force Pix Force
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ESEM Coalition ESEM Coalition
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North Little Rock Public Library System Team North Little Rock Public Library System Team
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Saundra Austin's team Saundra Austin's team
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Power Up Jackson and Beyond Power Up Jackson and Beyond
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Jackie Harrison-Jewell's team Jackie Harrison-Jewell's team
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Energy Resilience Hubs in Yakima Valley Energy Resilience Hubs in Yakima Valley
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Team EBBB Team EBBB
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Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
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Flux Wave Flux Wave
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Sujib Sujib
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Nathan Holterhoff's team Nathan Holterhoff's team
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Ibro Badji's team Ibro Badji's team
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Pojoaque Photon Forge Pojoaque Photon Forge
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Brenna Kotar's team Brenna Kotar's team
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Margo Weisz's team Margo Weisz's team
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