EPRI Incubatenergy Labs Challenge for Startups now Open for applications (paid demonstration projects)
Incubatenergy Labs was created by EPRI and Incubatenergy® Network to provide startups with the opportunity to engage with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and electric power energy providers through paid demonstration projects. This program is a combination of an energy providers summit and collaborative demonstrations program, linking startup companies that are leading the way in electrification, decarbonization, and grid modernization with energy providers from around the world. Our goal is to give you maximum exposure to energy providers and ensure that a successful demonstration with one energy provider turns into opportunities with many.
Program Categories
- We are currently seeking technologies for our 2024 cohort in various innovation challenge categories,
- customer and community engagement,
- decarbonization and sustainability,
- electric mobility,
- electrification,
- nuclear assists,
- predictive and perspective operations,
- resilience and adaptation,
- robotics,
- waste-derived renewable fuels, and
- workforce of the future.
Benefits
- Our program offers utility exposure, paid demonstrations, rapid execution, and the opportunity to demonstrate with one and get traction with many.
- Successful candidates will have access to data, gather insights, scope demonstration trials, and test their products/services in live customer environments.
Eligibility
- To participate, we are seeking demonstration-ready solutions typically at TRL 6-8.
- We are looking for companies whose innovations have progressed beyond the cash prizes phase of development and are ready for real-world demonstration, nearing the point of market scale.
- While we don’t offer cash prizes, EPRI and our member energy providers are eager to collaborate with you on paid demonstrations. After all, revenue is the best reward.
Other benefits
- Participating in our program offers direct engagement with major utility business leaders and subject matter experts,
- the opportunity to demonstrate your tech on-site with some of the largest energy providers in North & South America and Europe,
- and the chance to grow your business and make a positive impact on the world.
For more details please visit the program official site here. Deadline: December 1, 2023
