Geothermal Heat Pumps PATHs Prize
Pays U.S.-based teams cash to build regional partnerships that train and hire geothermal heat pump workers.
Geothermal Heat Pumps PATHs Prize is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office prize that pays U.S.-based teams cash to build regional partnerships that train and hire geothermal heat pump workers, run as three linked contests -- Connect, Engage, Execute -- that push a team's idea from a vision statement into a funded, running workforce program. Support is available througho…
The prize wants entrepreneurial individuals or teams -- students, university faculty, employers, researchers, or anyone else -- who can build a regional pipeline connecting workers seeking geothermal heat pump jobs with certification and training providers, training facilities, and employers. It runs three linked contests (Connect, Engage, Execute) that push a team's idea from a vision statement into a funded, running workforce program.
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