Energy Storage Innovations Prize — Round 2
Pays US energy-storage innovators up to $50,000 cash for niche-market storage solutions.
The Energy Storage Innovations Prize — Round 2 is a US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity prize that pays US energy-storage innovators up to $50,000 cash for new storage solutions in less conventional use cases, such as remote communities and extreme operating conditions, across all storage duration scales — favoring innovative, less-mature technologies over established storage produ…
DOE's Office of Electricity wants new energy storage solutions for less conventional use cases, such as remote communities and extreme operating conditions, across all storage duration scales. It is looking for innovative, less-mature technologies rather than established storage products, aimed at growing the community of energy storage innovators.
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