The SunShot Incubator program is designed to help small
businesses make the leap from a great idea to the alpha/prototype phase or to
the launch of their project, and thus accelerate the next generation of solar
energy products into the market within a few years. Through the Incubator
program, SunShot successfully leverages the expertise, capabilities, and
facilities of DOE’s National Renewable Energy Lab and other national labs to
support small businesses as they transition to industry.
This round of the SunShot Incubator Program is for both
hardware and non-hardware solutions that reduce the cost of systems that
convert solar energy into electric potential.
The SunShot Incubator program consists of three tiers to
which applications may be submitted:
The first tier includes awards up to $1,000,000 with a 20%
cost share requirement over 12 months to accelerate the development of
innovative hardware technologies from a proof of concept to a prototype.
Included in the second tier are awards up to $500,000 with a
20% cost share requirement over 12 months to accelerate the development of
innovative non-hardware technologies to the prototype/alpha product stage.
The third tier includes awards up to $4 million with a 50%
cost share requirement over 18 months that transition innovative hardware and
non-hardware solutions into a pilot release and eventually full-scale deployment.
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