American-Made Science Synthesis Prize: Identifying Key Barriers to Renewable Integration
Pays up to $10,000 each to teams synthesizing renewable-integration research for DOE.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity invites graduate students, researchers, industry partners and other stakeholders to form teams and submit a research paper through HeroX, judged against criteria set out in a separate Official Rules document. A submission package needs a concise cover page, a research paper of up to 6,000 words, and a half-page biography for each author; portio…
The prize sought in-depth research papers analyzing the current state of renewable energy integration into the electric grid. Teams mapped state-of-the-art technologies, current and projected integration challenges, and gaps where more investment, research or awareness could help close them. Findings were meant to inform DOE's own roadmap for large-scale renewable grid integration.
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