American-Made Program

Searching for your path to the #cleanenergy revolution? The American-Made program can be your fast track. Through prizes, teaming, networking, and beyond, we are accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship, and an energy future for everyone. We’ve grown exponentially since our inception in 2018--36 prizes, 300+ industry members and national laboratories, and more than $110M in cash prizes and support, and counting. Now, we’re extending this network to LinkedIn, connecting with other professionals who want to make an impact. Follow along as we announce new prizes, events, and opportunities. If you’re new to American-Made, welcome. If you’re familiar with the program, welcome back! We invite you—yes, you—to be bold. Be extraordinary. Be revolutionary. https://lnkd.in/gTwBsE48 Visit us at https://lnkd.in/eGyxXy4.

Exciting news flowing in! The #InDEEPrize has announced the winners of Phase II! 🌊 🏆 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded 15 teams $80,000 each for their groundbreaking work creating distributed embedded energy converters (DEECs) that can be applied to energy conversion. In Phase II, competitors developed and tested their individual DEEC concepts at the benchtop scale. Moving into Phase III, the teams will interconnect their DEECs into versatile metamaterials that can support wave energy conversion, and then present their final concepts at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in early 2025. Learn about the #InDEEPrize Phase II winners and what’s next for the competitors: https://lnkd.in/geDma_FP

Meet the premier pioneers of electronic scrap recovery at the #ESCRAPrize partnership event on August 6 at 1 p.m. ET! Join us to forge new collaborations that enhance recycling and recovery of critical materials. Register today: https://bit.ly/3YhRLEq

☀️🧑🏭 Are you ready to equip solar manufacturers with skills to revitalize the U.S. solar manufacturing supply chain? In the #UpskillPrize, manufacturing facilities partner with training facilities to create job-ready training plans for new and/or incumbent solar manufacturers in the United States. If this is of interest to you, join the informational webinar on Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. ET! You’ll get an overview of the competition, including key dates, submission requirements, scoring criteria, and the $5M prize pool. Register for the webinar today: https://bit.ly/46eobBK

This week, nine data track teams competing in the Digitizing Utilities Prize Round 2 were named Phase 1 winners! The selected teams were awarded $75,000 in cash prizes each for their proposed solutions to #utility challenges across the U.S. For the electricity sector to fully utilize the data it is creating, it must undergo a massive transformation in how it manages data quality, storage, and processing,” said Sandy Jenkins, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Grid Controls Division director. “We’re confident that the teams moving on to Phase 2 of this prize have strong, outside-the-box solutions to transform power utilities’ data into actionable and reliable information while staying on pace with ever-evolving cyber threats.” Read more about the innovative solutions each team will develop and refine in Phase 2: https://bit.ly/3zZ0EIA

⏰ Countdown to the #PowerAtSea CONCEPT Phase submission #deadline! Don't forget to submit your #MarineEnergy proposals via heroX by 3 p.m. ET tomorrow, July 26. 🌊💡 @ENERGY @eeregov @NREL

Are you attending #REplus24? Do you want to learn more about the American-Made program? The #AmericanMade team from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory will be at the conference to chat about prizes, share tips for securing funding for your big ideas, and hand out BIG CHECKS to winners of the #AmericanSolar Prize Round 7 and #EPICPitch competitions. Join the American-Made team at RE+ 24: https://lnkd.in/d7Qnw__u

Looking to partner with innovators as passionate about critical material recovery as you are? Join the #ESCRAPrize partnership event on August 6 at 1 p.m. ET! Partnerships are crucial integrating and optimizing your prize submission. Register today: https://bit.ly/3YhRLEq

Need a dream team to make your vision a reality? ♻ All Re-X #BeforeRecycling Prize competitors are invited to join a networking event on July 30, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET. There, you can connect with partners to help you strengthen your Phase 2 application and advance your circular supply chain innovation. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gWNZVkSR Can’t make it? No worries. Complete the form in the Teaming Tab on HeroX to find teammates!

🌞 Ready to elevate solar manufacturing in the United States? Round 2 of the Upskill Prize is here! This initiative fosters collaborations between U.S. manufacturers and training organizations to attract individuals—particularly from underserved communities—to careers in solar manufacturing through job-ready training programs. Recently, Round 1 winners were awarded up to $500K each for their innovative plans. Learn about the winners and join the challenge today. 🚀 https://bit.ly/4d1u8E6 #SolarManufacturing #UpskillPrize #AmericanMade