MIT Clean Energy Prize rewards student innovation
Robust batteries, solar refrigeration, UV membrane cleaner, and smart factory technologies take home $140,000 in prize money.
Solstice wins MIT Clean Energy Prize with efficient metering for developing nations
Technology will give Nigerian households greater control over energy consumption.
MIT team’s “brain” for microgrids wins Clean Energy Prize
Six teams split $225,000 in prizes at the annual competition that funds clean-energy ideas.
Optical-chips team sweeps Clean Energy Prize
Team integrating fiber optics into computer chips takes home both grand prizes at annual contest.
MIT team wins Clean Energy Prize for solving solar’s shade problem
Unified Solar takes home $225,000 for a circuit that augments the output of partially shaded solar cells.
Funding clean-energy solutions
MIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.
NSE-led teams sweep energy innovation contest
Future Energy @ MIT pitch competition focuses on finding solutions to the world’s energy challenges
Chancellor concludes review of 2011 Clean Energy Prize
Finds rules were not broken, but competition needs improvements, including better guidelines on public presentations
Institute teams dominate Clean Energy Prize
Institute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.
Husk Insulation wins $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Prize
Team from University of Michigan focused on advanced bio-based insulation