Entries for Solar Prize Round 1

CSP TRANS-CRITICAL WATER DESALINATION

Transforming desalination with innovative, low-cost concentrated solar power driving trans-critical separation of salt from water.

by Mike Broeker's team

ARAYSTAYS ~ Nothing clips like python grips!

Providing a non-evasive, non-permanent and innovative method of attachment for solar panel installation arrays.

AIRPower truck – Net-Zero Carbon Footprint

AIRPower uses solar and ambient air to create clean energy that will power semi-trucks.

by Jennifer Gammond's team

Rooftop solar Modules cleaning system

Dirty solar modules will generate considerably less power, and if you live in a dusty area you will need to keep them clean.

by Jean Marcel Ngabo

30% More Watts For The Buck

GigaWhat employes a patented technology that has demonstrated more than 30% enhancement in the efficiency of photovoltaic cells.

by GigaWhat's team

Utility Solar Platform (USP)

The platform manages utility-scale PV interconnection approval process as a single point of contact between Utilities and Solar companies.

by Vahe Gulagian's team

Automation , Grid Integration and Modeling , Permitting & Standardization , PV/DER Integration , software

BoxPower Intelligent Modular Energy Systems

BoxPower manufactures turnkey solar microgrids in 20 foot shipping containers as a reliable and affordable alternative to diesel generators.

High efficiency solar at reduced processing costs

We reduce the cost of manufacturing high efficiency solar cells by 53% via implementing low temperature solution based processing techniques

Solar Waves - Conserving Water and Solar Energy

Solar Waves uses SolRPods - an array of floating solar pods that automatically connect together to form a floating solar array on water.

by Michael Petrin

Improve the performance of solar modules there be leaving bigger profits to PV module owners using IOT , Web application, Neural Networks

Solar Guardian PV Connector

24x7 solar electrical fire and DC fault pre-detection

by Solar Guardian

First Step Solar

Homeowner-installed without tools, roof-mounted, plug-in “solar appliance”, sold in $375 increments, each paying back in 4 years.

by Team Catalyst

Thermochemical Energy Storage for Single Fluid CSP

With our thermochemical energy storage concept, a single heat transfer fluid (air) can be used throughout the plant to connect subsystems.

by Nick AuYeung

SmartHandle is a smart bicycle solution which adds an automatic light functionality, along with other security features to any bicycle.

Sustainable Stations

All in One Platform: Solar Energy Delivery, Storage Facilities & EV Charging Stations meant to facilitate a Nationwide EV charging network.

by Tan-Jent Development Company, LLC

Electric Vehicle Charging , Energy Access , Energy Storage , Solar Promotion

Quantum Dot-Tinted Windows

Powering future American cities with the quantum dot-tinted glass on skyscrapers

by Hunter McDaniel

Manufacturing , Other , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV Materials , PV System

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