The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize Breakthrough Contest submission deadline is Friday, August 30. New participants and prior winners of the prize are invited to share their innovative solutions for collecting, sorting, storing, and transporting spent lithium-ion batteries. The Breakthrough contest will award up to $2M in cash prizes, with up to ten Breakthrough winners receiving $200,000. These winners will advance to Phase IV of the competition to show how effectively their solution contributes to establishing infrastructure to move spent or discarded LIBs from consumers to recyclers across all commercial uses.
Before you submit your prize application, we recommend you:
- Read the Official Prize Rules for eligibility requirements and submission details
- Watch the Informational Webinar for more details on the prize
- Review the Evaluation Entity information and requirements
- Download the submission templates for Track 1: New Competitors or Track 2: Verified Competitors.
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