Entries for Solar Prize Round 1

Smart Solar Manufacturing

Reduce the conversion efficiency spread in solar modules by optimizing solar manufacturing lines using machine learning.

by Alan Chin's team

Solar PV Permitting and Interconnection Automation

Pick My Solar is building a streamlined and automated permitting and interconnection application for solar installation companies.

by Gordon Algermissen

Game Changer: 1500V Solar Power Converter

Combining new SiC MOSFETS and packaging technology for a cost-reduced and high efficiency 1500V solar power converter

by David Levett

Solar Dynamisphere and the Conservation of Space

A spherical structure that on its elevated surface suspends and pivots solar collectors (PV or CSP) directly at the sun.

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Antireflective and Self-Cleaning Solar Glass

New durable photovoltaic glass sheets with enhanced broadband and omnidirectional antireflection and anti-soiling and self-cleaning.

by Paul Leu's team

SolarLink, Let America Shine

SolarLink™- a Behind The Meter solar interconnect device capable of switching from the grid to solar in 50 ms and reduce non-critical loads.

by Mark Matyac's team

Awaken Solar - EDUCATION by Joshua "Sunshine" Hill

My goal is to become the most trusted, recognized and entertaining name in solar information and advice both live and through social media.

Analysis , Consumer Product , Emergency / Back-Up Power , Energy Storage , Finance , Forecasting , Grid Integration and Modeling , Manufacturing , Off-Grid , Other , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV Reliability , Solar Promotion

Continuous Wafer Production

We aim to reduce wafering cost by a factor of 2 or more with a new approach to Horizontal Ribbon Growth.

Simply Renewable. Clarity in your Revenue Forecast

Calculate Green - a website to cut through complexity, rapidly price project revenue, and speed permitting of renewable energy projects.

by Calculate Green Inc

HelioSystem: Eco-Friendly Solar Energy System

Silicon wafers individually encapsulated in an epoxy resin to create modules with gaps for air, sunlight, and precipitation to pass through.

Perpetual Donor: Give a gift that keeps on giving

For profit entities use a power donor model to leverage their donations to provide sustainable recurring stream of "donations" to nonprofits

by Perpetual Donor

Finance , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV System

Transportable Solar Power

Development of a compact mobile solar array for home or emergency power.

by Brian Jacoby

THE MOBILE GRID INFRASTRUCTURE

Transnovator will design and develop a decentralize & mobile grid solution to harness & distribute the power of solar energy.

by Nate Florestal

Photovoltaics (PV)

No Sun. No Wind. No Problem.

Hydrogen-Based System for Storing Grid-Scale Levels of Solar Power

Maximize PV Project Economics with Cloud Computing

Our cloud-based technology has been applied to nearly a GW of projects. Next, we build an interface to take the tech to the entire industry.

by Sunfig's team

Analysis , Automation

The first DIY 1000 watt dual axis PV generator kit that plugs into an outdoor receptacle without needing permits or interconnect agreements.

by Bill DeVillier

Consumer Product

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