Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) 2027
Pays U.S. college teams up to $15,000 each to design, build and pitch marine-energy solutions for real ocean-power markets.
The Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) 2027 is a U.S. Department of Energy Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office competition for interdisciplinary teams of postsecondary, undergraduate and graduate students designing marine-energy systems for real coastal, maritime or offshore markets, paying up to $15,000 per team. MECC runs as an 8 to 10 month season built around six named challenges rathe…
Looks for interdisciplinary teams of postsecondary, undergraduate and graduate students who can design marine-energy systems for real coastal, maritime or offshore markets. Entries can tackle business planning, technical design, prototyping, or community engagement around wave, current, tidal or thermal-gradient power.
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