Intellectual Assets Available to Forge Partnerships with National Labs for American-Made Solar Prize

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oct. 6, 2020 - PRLog -- Intellectual Assets, the leading connector for round 4 of U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) American-Made Solar Prize, is available to connect applicants to national labs or other voucher recipients and craft requests.

Intellectual Assets is part of the American-Made Network, a diverse and powerful network consisting of national laboratories, universities, energy incubators, facilities, industry partners and others essential to the success of new innovations that will be inspired by the Solar Prize competition.

The American-Made Network will help Solar Prize competitors succeed as they compete to address the industry's biggest challenges and opportunities. Through mentoring and business development support, assistance with digital design and prototyping, access to the research facilities necessary to test and validate their solutions, and support finding and connecting with private investors and industry partners, the network supports competitors through a series of three successive prize competitions.

"Intellectual Assets has a 20 year history of developing strategic R&D partnerships for small businesses," said David McFeeters-Krone, principal at Intellectual Assets. "We have reviewed hundreds of technologies and business plans and have a network of technology managers in research institutions across the United States. We can connect you to our contacts to help NREL choose from the best new solar ideas in America."

About Connector Organization

For 20 years, Intellectual Assets has forged dozens of partnerships between small businesses and the federal government. We are well versed in the translating the needs of both parties to achieve. Currently the Solar Prize Connector leader, Intellectual Assets has also been awarded outstanding service awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. Contact: solar@intelassets.com or www.intelassets.com.

About the American-Made Solar Prize

The American-Made Solar Prize is a $3 million prize competition designed to accelerate and sustain American solar innovation through a series of contests and the development of a diverse and powerful support network that leverages national laboratories, energy incubators, and other resources across the country. The American-Made Solar Prize is directed and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. Learn more at https://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize/index.html.