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About the Episode:
Nico chats with Garrett Nilsen, Deputy Director at the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), to meet the winners of the 6th round of the American-Made Solar Prize: ReJoule and Latimer Controls. Representatives from both companies discuss their journey and the significant role the prize money and vouchers will play in growing their company. ReJoule won the grand prize and JEDI prize with their breakthrough in EV battery diagnostics to reduce battery waste and enable repurposing to ultimately work towards the creation of a circular economy. While still in college, the founders of Latimer Controls spotted an unmet need in the solar sector: software for controlling large solar plants’ energy generation in real-time.
We hope you’ll gain invaluable insights from these innovators on crafting winning pitches and the valuable role of the DOE’s American Made Network.
Helpful RESOURCES:
Connect with Garrett Nilsen on LinkedIn
ReJoule
Connect with Zora Chung on LinkedIn
Connect with Brandon Simons on LinkedIn
Follow ReJoule on LinkedIn and check out their website
Latimer Controls
Connect with Simon Julien on LinkedIn
Connect with Zachary Jacobs on LinkedIn
Connect with Tristan Liu on LinkedIn
Follow Latimer Controls on LinkedIn and check out their website
Resources:
Check out American Made Network’s website
Check out Solar Energy Technologies Office’s website
Key Takeaways:
Millions at stake: The American-Made Solar Prize, 6th round winners were announced in September. Each year, the prize awards millions of dollars to innovators for groundbreaking solar technologies and ideas.
Second life for EV batteries: ReJoule won the American-Made Solar and JEDI prizes for their innovative diagnostics technology that pinpoints the second-life potential of used EV batteries.
Software-to-the-rescue: Latimer Controls won the American-Made Solar prize for developing software that allows utility scale solar power plants to manage energy generation/delivery in real time for better control and optimization.
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