Registration Deadline
02-Mar-2015 at 23:59 PST
Round Information
- Round 1: Submission
Please submit a ten-slide presentation with a 500-word business summary. Add notes to the presentation where details are necessary. Videos, other animations are welcome.
Incorporation, IP and detailed financials are not necessary at this point but will strengthen your application.
Ideally Judges are looking or a strong technology platform, a well-articulated concept for building a sustainable business and evidence of possible customer contact.
Student Teams who are considering applying should submit a signed Statement of Intent by February 2, 2015. This helps the competition’s organizers begin identifying appropriate mentors and legal help for your company.
- Round Start Date
- 29-Oct-2014 11:59 AM
- Round End Date
- 09-Mar-2015 Noon
Competition Timeline
Round 1: Submission
Please submit a ten-slide presentation with a 500-word business summary. Add notes to the presentation where details are necessary. Videos, other animations are welcome.
Incorporation, IP and detailed financials are not necessary at this point but will strengthen your application.
Ideally Judges are looking or a strong technology platform, a well-articulated concept for building a sustainable business and evidence of possible customer contact.
Student Teams who are considering applying should submit a signed Statement of Intent by February 2, 2015. This helps the competition’s organizers begin identifying appropriate mentors and legal help for your company.
- Update Applications*
- 29-Oct-2014 11:59 AM to 02-Mar-2015 Midnight
- Judging
- 03-Mar-2015 Midnight to 09-Mar-2015 Noon
Round 2: Semi-Finals
Submit a revised ten-slide investor presentation deck. Videos are welcome. Two semi-final “pitch” events will be held in Los Angeles, and Berkeley.
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- Update Applications
- 10-Mar-2015 Midnight to 09-Apr-2015 Noon
- Judging
- 10-Apr-2015 Midnight to 10-Apr-2015 04:00 PM
Round 3: Regional Finals
Submit a final version of the ten-slide investor presentation and an 8-10-page business plan. Videos are welcome. The Awards: Each of the teams will present their business plan in a formal session before a Judging Panel consisting of investors, and business and academic leaders who will determine the winners at an the Finals event May 6, 2020 in Los Angeles. There will be an evening event celebrating all who competed.
- Update Applications
- 11-Apr-2015 Midnight to 05-May-2015 Noon
- Judging
- 06-May-2015 01:00 PM to 06-May-2015 06:00 PM
Times are in PST (-0800)
FLoW 2.0 Clean Energy Business Challenge for University Students - Ready to Commercialize Track
- $100,000+ in prizes, prototype awards,
- Face time with investors
- Mentoring, Dual Track
- ETCC "Matchup" with California's Utilities
- Connections to prototyping funds and facilities
- "Lean" educational webinars about working with customers
- Transformational Idea Award
- Compete in DOE National Competition, Washington D.C
Timeline
Statement of Intent Feb. 1, 2015
Submission Close Mar. 2, 2015
Regional SoCal Semi-Final Judging, Los Angeles Apr. 10, 2015
Regional NorCal Semi-Final Judging, Berkeley Apr. 10, 2015
Regional Final Judging, Los Angeles May 6, 2015
DOE National Competition, Washington, D.C. June, 2015