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American-Made Heliostat Prize

Funds U.S. innovators developing and demonstrating heliostat components through a DOE prize competition under the American-Made Challenges program.

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The American-Made Heliostat Prize is a prize competition administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), specifically its Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). It sits under the American-Made Challenges program, DOE's initiative to accelerate domestic manufacturing and energy technology development by incentivizing U.S. entrepreneurs and …

Concentrating solar-thermal power, heliostats, thermal energy storage, and high-temperature process heat. The prize targets technology innovation through the design, development, and demonstration of key heliostat components.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Prize
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$3M

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.energy.gov