EnergyTech University Prize Explore Event | February 24

As the Great Lakes region representative and one of the fifteen regional convening partners, Evergreen Climate Innovations is excited to host the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions’ EnergyTech University Prize Explore Event on Thursday, February 24th from 3 – 5 PM CT.

After exploring business and energy technology opportunities, 15 student teams from the Great Lakes region will present their findings at the pitch competition. Judges will identify the top team who will receive a $2,500 cash prize and move on to the national competition in March where they will compete for part of more than $250,000 in cash prizes.

Join us in cheering on the next generation of clean energy innovators and discover promising energy technology!

• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Purdue University
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Kentucky
• University of Michigan
• University of Wisconsin-Madison

Meet the Judges

Thank you in advance to our judges for volunteering their valuable time in support of climate innovation. We appreciate their industry expertise and thoughtful deliberation.

• Alan Mellovitz, Energy Senior Strategy Manager, Accenture

• Catherine Lien, Vice President & Head of ESG, North America, GEF Capital Partners

• Jordan Leventhal, Growth & Innovation, Office of the CEO at Invenergy

• Shanu Matthew, Vice President, Sustainable Investing & Net Zero Research, Asset Manager ($274BN AUM)

Fundraising Conversation

While the judges deliberate, Evergreen Managing Directors Ian Adams and Paul Seidler will discuss how best to approach fundraising as an early-stage climate tech entrepreneur. Evergreen supports entrepreneurs and startups that are bringing impactful climate technologies to market. Learn about our work and discover our portfolio. 

Sponsored by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) is a collegiate competition challenging multidisciplinary student teams to develop and present a business plan that leverages DOE national laboratory-developed and other high-potential energy technologies. EnergyTech UP awards cash prizes to teams that successfully identify an energy technology, assess its market potential, and propose a strategy for commercialization. Learn more.