Excerpt from mvariety.com
Elemental Excelerator, a leading non-profit investor focused on scaling climate solutions and social impact for all communities, has been selected as the Hawaii/Pacific Island Regional Partner for the Department of Energy’s EnergyTech University Prize or EnergyTech UP. The call for university student teams to submit proposals focused on sustainable energy is currently active, with an application deadline of Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:59 p.m. Hawaii time (11:59 p.m. Eastern).
The EnergyTech UP competition awards $370,000 in cash prizes for student teams that successfully identify a promising energy technology, assess its market potential, and create a business plan for commercialization. Pacific Islands include Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. One regional winner will receive $3,000 and move on to the national competition.