With more than a million combined followers associated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) social media accounts, consider connecting with these profiles and leveraging the U.S. Department of Energy AlgaePrize posts. Please use the #AlgaePrize hashtag when posting to social media platforms.
| DOE Facebook | EERE Facebook |
| DOE X (formally Twitter) | EERE X (formally Twitter) |
| DOE LinkedIn | EERE LinkedIn |
| DOE Instagram | American-Made X (formally Twitter) |
| DOE YouTube |
BETO, in partnership with the Algae Foundation and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will post updates and information on social media throughout the competition.
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How To Interact With Us
Like or follow the DOE and EERE platforms where your organization is active. We also encourage you to like, share, or comment when our #AlgaePrize content appears in your feed. This is the easiest way for us to see who actively engages with our profile.
Other appropriate social media hashtags include:
- #algae
- #microalgae
- #macroalgae
- #bioenergy
- #biofuels
- #bioproducts
- #biofoods
- #BioenergyCuriosity
- #AlgaeCuriosity
AlgaePrize Social Media Examples
When you’re ready to promote the AlgaePrize, consider posting the following with an AlgaePrize photo, image, or video:
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office #AlgaePrize competition is underway! This national competition spans two years and challenges student teams to expand novel solutions to #algae production, processing, and new product development—all with the goal to lower the costs of producing algal #biofuels and #bioproducts. https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-competition
Getting ready for the #AlgaePrize and reimagining the global future of #algae by developing real-world solutions to produce renewable #biofuels, #biofoods, and #bioproducts. https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-competition
Teamwork at its finest! Gearing up for the #AlgaePrize competition and working to save the planet one algal cell at a time! https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-competition
The following post gets the event date and location on people’s radar:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The #AlgaePrize Competition Event takes place in Golden, Colorado, [INSERT DATES]. Stay tuned to discover this year’s winners plus get information to learn about each project from our student team finalists! https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-competition
The following post could be shared once AlgaePrize teams begin their projects:
Products made from #algae are a natural solution to the energy, food, and economic challenges facing our world today. Algae have the power to simultaneously put fuels in our vehicles, recycle carbon dioxide, provide nutrition for animals and humans, and create jobs for millions of Americans. Our #AlgaePrize team has #AlgaeCuriosity, do you? https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-competition
We are an #AlgaePrize finalist! Team [INSERT TEAM NAME AND TAG THE SCHOOL] is advancing into the competition to work on solutions to algae production, processing, and products. Read more. https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-competition
When We Can Promote You
Email AlgaePrize@ee.doe.gov with the account names you would like us to follow. As a government-sponsored event, EERE can only promote .gov, .org, and .edu websites on social media, to avoid implicit endorsement of private companies. However, when we are mentioned directly in a post, we can see it and like, comment, or share when possible.
To engage or be promoted by the AlgaePrize socials, email AlgaePrize@ee.doe.gov.
Learn More
To view the full competition details, visit:
For questions about the AlgaePrize, email AlgaePrize@ee.doe.gov.