3D Solar Visibility Prize
Awards up to $250,000 to teams building tools that make distributed solar generation visible.
The 3D Solar Visibility Prize is a US Department of Energy competition for US-based institutions, companies and nonprofits building distribution system state estimation (DSSE) algorithms and software that give real-time visibility into distributed solar generation on electric power distribution networks, with multidisciplinary teams encouraged. Before the 14-day scored competition period even star…
Looking for U.S.-based institutions, companies and nonprofits developing distribution system state estimation (DSSE) algorithms and software that give real-time visibility into distributed solar generation on electric power distribution networks. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged.
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