American-Made Challenges

DOE’s Community Energy Innovation Summit – Clean Energy and Manufacturing Ecosystem Tracks

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Community Energy Innovation Summit will take place on Dec. 4-5, 2024 in Chicago, IL. The event will feature pitches by winning teams of the Community Energy Innovation Prize, followed by workshops and networking on community-based clean energy and manufacturing solutions. It is free and open to the public!

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Coalition Building for a Clean Energy Workforce

As a Power Connector supporting applicants to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize, the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) is hosting a virtual workshop on October 28 on effective strategies for forming robust clean energy workforce coalitions.

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Community Energy Innovation Summit

The Community Energy Innovation Summit will take place on June 25, 2024 in Washington, DC., featuring pitches by the Collegiate Track teams as well as workshops for the Clean Energy and Manufacturing Ecosystem Track teams. This event is free and open to the public!

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Navigating DOE Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiatives

Join the Clean Energy Business Network for a webinar exploring a range of DOE manufacturing initiatives, including new resources from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law intentionally targeting economically distressed and energy transition communities.

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DOE SBIR/STTR Training Series: Preparing the Letter of Intent

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) and Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) invite first time and relatively new applicants to join us for a series of events to help you prepare your Letter of Intent for the Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer funding opportunity.

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Community Energy Innovation Prize: Teaming Workshop (Clean Energy Ecosystem and Manufacturing Ecosystem Tracks)

The Community Energy Innovation Prize (CEIP) is a $7.49M prize that aims to support local organizations with proven track records of engaging underserved communities and/or promoting environmental, climate, and energy justice as they enact community-led climate and clean energy solutions.

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Community Energy Innovation Prize: Meet the Power Connectors and Previous Winners

The Community Energy Innovation Prize (CEIP) is a $7.49M prize that aims to support local organizations with proven track records of engaging underserved communities and/or promoting environmental, climate, and energy justice as they enact community-led climate and clean energy solutions.

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Let’s Talk Clean Energy Roundtable!

On September 27, you’re invited to join us at Baker College of Royal Oak and learn more about cash prizes of up to $400k that help communities tap into clean energy opportunities.

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Community Clean Energy Coalition Prize Summit

Meet the coalitions creating change in communities across the U.S.! In December, join us in Atlanta for a showcase of the ten winning coalitions at the Community Clean Energy Coalition (CCEC) Prize Summit.

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MAKE IT Prize: Power Connector Hours

The Manufacture of Advanced Key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (MAKE IT) Prize awards up to $5M to entities building hydrogen, long-duration energy storage, electric grid, and carbon capture components facilities and $400K for communities creating a roadmap for promoting clean energy manufacturing activity.

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EPIC Showcase Pitch Competition

Register now for the most epic cleantech pitch competition of the year! On March 30, 2023, join the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions and CEBN for the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize Showcase—featuring 24 leading startups hand-selected by the nation’s most innovative clean energy incubators. Learn more and register here.

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SBIR Office Hours – Getting Ready to Submit!

Are you ready to submit your SBIR/STTR application? The application deadline is 11:59pm ET on Thursday, February 23. Join us the week before if you have questions about the submission process or the requirements.

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