On Aug. 27, 10 finalist teams from Round 2 of the Solar Prize had virtual Q&A sessions with a panel of expert reviewers, discussing their technologies in the hopes of taking home $500,000. After a year of competition, they were eager to find out who would be the next Solar Prize champions. The next day, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the two final winners: Resilient Power Systems and SunFlex Solar.
Both teams were chosen because of their products’ viability and potential to impact the solar industry. Each team made extraordinary progress developing their innovations and business models, despite enormous challenges from COVID-19. Here’s a look inside their journey through Round 2:
Read the full story on Resilient Power Systems, SunFlex Solar, and Round 2 here.
Congratulations to these two teams for their success thus far—we can’t wait to see how far you go!
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