The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Water Power Technologies Office is launching the Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize (InDEEP) to encourage innovation in distributed embedded energy converter technology (DEEC-Tec, pronounced “deck tech”) to generate new, precommercial materials for wave energy conversion. This prize will challenge innovators from within and beyond wave energy to design and develop novel materials for marine energy applications that will lay the foundation for generating electricity at the grid scale.
This three-phase, two-year competition is offering a combined cash prize pool up to $2.3 million. Teams will also receive technical support, teaming support, and other forms of mentorship throughout the prize to enable their success.
Important Dates
Phase I
Phase I Opens:
March 22, 2023
Phase I Closes:
August 25, 2023
Winner Announcement:
October 18, 2023 (anticipated)
Phase II
Phase II Opens:
October 18, 2023 (anticipated)
Phase II Closes:
April, 2024 (anticipated)
Winner Announcement:
June, 2024 (anticipated)
Phase III
Phase III Opens:
June, 2024 (anticipated)
Phase III Closes:
January, 2025 (anticipated)
Winner Announcement and Awards:
February, 2025 (anticipated)
All dates are subject to change including contest openings, deadlines, and announcements.