On Sunday, Oct. 18, Daniel R. Simmons, assistant secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, announced the Geothermal Manufacturing Prize Ready! winners. The announcement took place at the Geothermal Resources Council 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo. 

The 15 winners split a prize of $500,000, each receiving over $33,000 in cash. The winners will now advance to the Set! Contest, where they will develop a design and build a team as they compete for a $1 million prize pool. 

The Set! Contest is open to both winners and new competitors! Even if you submitted an idea to the Ready! Contest and were not selected, or are entirely new to the Geothermal Manufacturing Prize, you still have a chance to compete for cash prizes. 

The next phase of competition asks competitors to develop a design and build your team, and is open to all innovators. We encourage you to read the rules and attend the Geothermal Manufacturing Prize: Set! Contest 101 webinar on Monday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. ET.  

Congratulations, Ready! winners, and good luck to all in the Set! Contest!