The MIT Clean Energy Prize is an educational platform for innovation, entrepreneurship and new venture creation in the clean energy space. Co-sponsored by NSTAR and the U.S. Department of Energy, the Clean Energy Prize’s Grand Prize of $200,000 aims to catalyze a new generation of clean energy solutions.  Winners in each of the competition’s three categories – Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Deployment & Infrastructure – also win $20,000.

The MIT Clean Energy Prize was established to accelerate the pace of innovation in clean energy and to educate promising young entrepreneurs that we believe will help shape our energy future. Teams that make it to the semifinals will benefit from one-on-one mentorship from experienced industry leaders and entrepreneurs, will expand their network, and will connect with potential funders and customers via the high-press coverage of the competition.

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The entry must involve a technology, product, service or process that belongs to a category (Energy Efficiency & Infrastructure, Renewables, Non-Renewables, Transportation, Deployment) in the 2011 MIT Clean Energy Prize. A team must be comprised of at least two individuals, at least one of whom is a registered student at a U.S. university.