Heliostat Prize

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced nine semifinalists for the American-Made Heliostat Prize. The semifinalists are:

• Heliogen
• Idealab-SwRI CSP Innovators
• KVA Technologies
• Low-Profile Disc Tracker Genesis
• Mark Ayres Engineering
• Multiscale Systems
• Quantum Optics Applied Research
• Solar Dynamics
• Stellenergy

Learn more about the semifinalists and their projects here. Congratulations to the selectees and thank you to all the teams who submitted proposals in the competitive process! We look forward to sharing more information about the next phase of the competition soon.

Thank you for your patience as we work to finalize semifinalist selections for the American-Made Heliostat Prize. We are still working behind the scenes on final approvals and will release that information as soon as possible. 

The submission deadline for Phase 1 of the American-Made Heliostat Prize is TOMORROW -- August 31, 2023. As a reminder, several resources are available on the HeroX page to help teams finalize their submissions, including a contest submission template, the rules document, key dates, a recording of a webinar from the Heliostat Prize team, and a forum where questions can be asked, are all available on the competition’s HeroX page. Questions can also be emailed to . 

The submission deadline for Phase 1 of the American-Made Heliostat Prize is August 31. Several resources are available on the HeroX page to help teams finalize their submissions, including a contest submission template, the rules document, key dates, a recording of a webinar from the Heliostat Prize team, and a forum where questions can be asked, are all available on the competition’s HeroX page. Questions can also be emailed to . 

Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy's American-Made Heliostat Prize during an informational webinar at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 15. Prize representatives will be available to discuss the program, timeline, and answer questions. We will also share a recording of the webinar on the HeroX page afterward for those who are unable to attend.

Register online: https://nrel.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcO6rrToiHxZ0kQSzWKz_KB8p-z9ykeg