2019 Competition Results

Competition Highlights

Optimus Technologies - $1,000,000 award
- Reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fuel costs for diesel-burning trucks.
Radical Plastics - $500,000 award
- Creates biodegradable plastics that address the issue of plastic pollution, while creating energy savings in applications such as mulch film used in agriculture.
CleanFiber - $250,000 award
- Manufactures high-performance cellulose building insulation from recycled corrugated cardboard that is safer, cleaner, less expensive and performs better than fiberglass and conventional cellulose insulation.
Carbon Upcycling Technologies - $250,000 award
- Converts carbon dioxide from a greenhouse gas into valuable products.
Cambridge Crops - $250,000 award
- Has an innovative technology based on a naturally derived protein that addresses all major mechanisms of spoilage by slowing down oxidation, dehydration and bacterial growth to significantly reduce food waste.
ProsumerGrid - $250,000 award
- Paves the way for the integration of distributed energy resources into the utility grid, including planning for the effects on transmission, distribution and microgrid systems.