Entries for Solar Prize Round 8

Sand Battery Solar: Cheapest, most eco-friendly way to transition to clean energy

Decarbonizing Industrial Process Heat with modular and low-cost Shape Stable Composite PCM based thermal energy storage

A universal EL image analysis platform that anyone can use with any module.

Provide the inclusive, accessible, and progressive solar workforce training for the underserved communities and college students in Texas.

low-maintenance, eco-friendly solution to empower small water dependent communities.

innovative solution boasts space-saving, collapsible and mobile features, With its vertical expansion capabilities.

Utilizing the ocean’s surface to capture solar energy.

Designing, validating, and demonstrating an advanced and near-term commercially viable CPS tool for the virtual power plants sector.

We build power-dense flexible solar panels that 10x the power density of incumbents to empower and decarbonize growing high-value markets

Optivolt H2: A Bluetooth mesh-based Rapid Shutdown system that automates panel mapping, reducing solar installation time and costs.

This project aims to demonstrate and commercialize a highly stable flexible perovskite solar cell module with a lifetime of 20 yrs or more.

The integration of a patented solar powered technology into the trucking industry, specifically the semi-trailer. This spurs solar adoption.

Solar Revitalizer transforms end-of-life PV panels using AI & 3D printing for sustainable recycling, promoting circularity in solar energy.

The MV Smart Controller enhances installed PV systems, bridging onsite energy assets to modern DC infrastructure.

Smart Sustainable mobility, achieved by enabling EV generate its own power independently and sustainably

Airbuild has developed a panel that generates energy at higher efficiency, sequesters carbon dioxide emissions, and detoxifies wastewater.