If you’re a solar manufacturer looking for funding for innovative work, look no further than the Solar Prize Round 5 offered by American-Made Challenges. Beginning in 2018, the Solar Prize is just one of the 23 prizes offered by the American-Made Challenges with the hopes to spark creative technology advancements. About the challenge, the website offers this information:
The American-Made Solar Prize is a prize competition designed to energize U.S. solar innovation through a series of contests and the development of a diverse and powerful support network that leverages national laboratories, energy incubators, and other resources across the country.
Rounds 1 through 4 of the Solar Prize focused on solar manufacturing and hardware components. Solar Prize Round 5 is structured with two tracks that focus separately on hardware and software components to allow more entrepreneurs to compete in the solar innovation space.
For more information, visit https://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize/round5/index.html