Teams and stakeholders may use the U.S. Department of Energy AlgaePrize logo to promote the challenge.

• AlgaePrize Identity Guidelines
• AlgaePrize Logo Guidelines
• AlgaePrize Logo Files

AlgaePrize Identity Guidelines

When developing your outreach materials, please refer to the following naming conventions to help ensure consistent messaging for the AlgaePrize competition.

Event Naming Conventions

When referencing the AlgaePrize competition, the following abbreviations are approved for use in text:

Proper Naming

• U.S. Department of Energy AlgaePrize

Use the full name on first text reference. After use of the full name listed above, these variations are acceptable:

• AlgaePrize
• AlgaePrize competition
• AlgaePrize 2023–2025.

These are allowed for subsequent references. Use them only when the full event name appears on the same page above, or in a more prominent location than, the subsequent reference.

Not Allowed

• U.S. DOE AlgaePrize
• U.S. Department of Energy’s AlgaePrize
• BETO AlgaePrize
• Algae Prize
• algaeprize
• Prize or prize.

U.S. Department of Energy Naming Conventions

When referencing DOE, the following abbreviations are approved for use in text:

• U.S. Department of Energy (must have U.S.)
• Energy Department.

Note: These approved abbreviations are not allowed when referencing the event name, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office AlgaePrize.

Not Allowed

• U.S. DOE AlgaePrize
• Department of Energy AlgaePrize
• Energy Department AlgaePrize.

American-Made Challenges Naming Conventions

As part of the American-Made program, AlgaePrize teams and stakeholders are encouraged to use the following naming conventions to identify that this work is performed within the American-Made program. Correct use of program names conveys credibility, quality, and accuracy.

• Use full name for use in fi­rst text reference on each new page of a document.
• American-Made program—Note that program is lowercased.
• American-Made (AM)—Permitted for subsequent references when “American-Made program” appears previously or in a more prominent location (American-Made is always hyphenated).
• American-Made Challenges (AMC)—This refers speci­fically to the suite of prizes.

Additional Resource

The EERE Style Guide provides information about specific nomenclature used or approved for the AlgaePrize to support DOE efforts, ensure consistency, and reduce confusion.

AlgaePrize Logo Guidelines

Please review and adhere to the AlgaePrize logo usage requirements to help ensure a consistent AlgaePrize identity.

Proper Event Logo Use

Apply all logos consistently and within the guidelines outlined in this document. Incorporate the AlgaePrize logo into all AlgaePrize communications.

• The complete AlgaePrize logo includes a strong recognition of DOE’s ownership of the event.
• The entire logo must appear on all promotional materials (print, electronic, or other).
• The AlgaePrize brand identity is available in EPS and JPEG. For all print materials, use the EPS format.
• Large formats require the logo to be in vector format (EPS). Do not scale up a rasterized format (e.g., JPG); it will lose resolution and look pixelated.

The following shows proper use of the AlgaePrize logo.

Use of the U.S. Department of Energy branding requires specific approvals. For approvals or further information, contact AlgaePrize@ee.doe.gov.