Entries for Solar Prize Round 8

Tokenize Renewable Energy assets to create energy governance and ownership could lead to a more resilient and decentralized energy system.

Noria Energy’s solution is a single-axis tracker that merges established, validated technologies from both ground-mount and floating solar.

Scaling Community Benefit Agreement Agreements for Historically Excluded Communities to enhance the value of renewable energy for all.

Address solar adoption in underserved communities through education, outreach, workforce development, and solar farm installation

Easy-install “grid-assisted” systems, no permits or home changes, starting at $2.5k, offering renters and LMI homes savings + resilience.

By leveraging existing skills, we make recruitment 10x faster and more cost-effective, revolutionizing workforce reskilling in the U.S.

Automated IV Curve Diagnostics

Cool air from the sun, day or night An ultra-efficient, solar-powered, micro heat-pump based air conditioner with integrated energy storage

~50% of homes don't have the right roofing to install PV solar. We're developing a CSP system for power generation with a novel turbine.

We are replacing fossil fuel burning generators with solar powered, mobile, and modular microgrids.

3 - component integrated solar panel improvement system with module level RSS, 1 tool installation and wire protection/management.

Proprietary ultralight thin film flexible solar technology, designed to be integrated to the built environment and manufactured in the USA

The Vroom Forecaster meter reads the wattage output of solar panels, without load draw or connection to a grid or battery.

Outdoor Solar panels get dusty which reduces their efficiency - to solve this, autonomous robots clean the solar panels continuously.

Tech fusion of renewable energy and year-round farming in greenhouses to help agriculture, energy costs, food, and LMI.

The project delivers innovative mobile solar technology, including a solar-powered robot mower, transforming renewable energy applications.