Program Description

The Future of Energy Challenge (“Challenge”) is designed to increase awareness of the energy transition and generate original ideas that increase the amount of available energy while reducing the CO2 produced. The Challenge engages participants as people who submit solutions that are refined through multiple rounds of ideation and coaching, either individually or as teams (“Participant”). By participating in the Challenge, all Participants agree to the following rules, which must be adhered to in order to participate.

Overview

The Challenge is a competition where eligible Participants (see Future of Energy Challenge Consent and Participation Agreement) submit entries in response to the Challenge prompt. The Challenge opens at 9:00 am PST on October 31, 2018, at which point Participants may enter the Challenge by submitting an entry in response to the Challenge prompt here. The Challenge is closed at 11:59 pm PM PST on December 7, 2018.

The Challenge structure is as follows: Participants come up with an idea that they can submit to the Challenge prompt. Eligible entries will be evaluated by Net Impact staff in response to the Challenge criteria presented in the challenge materials available here. Top Challenge entries will go on to the Challenge finals, where they will be evaluated by a panel of subject matter experts. Prizes will be provided directly to the Challenge winner(s). Winners will be notified within 10 day of judging.

Intellectual Property

Participants retain copyright ownership, if any, in the solutions generated in the Challenge, whether they are submitted via social media, as their team’s official Challenge submission, or in any other capacity. Neither Net Impact nor Sponsor shall commercialize a solution unless express written permission is granted by the Participant. However, all Participants hereby grant Net Impact and Sponsor a royalty free license, without geographic or time limitation, to use and display their solution for promotional or advertising relating purposes in any and all media. Net Impact or Sponsor’s use of the solution after the Challenge for advertising and promotional purposes may or may not include the Participant’s name(s).

Participants represent, warrant and agree that they are the sole creator of their Submissions. If not the sole creator, that they have the express permission of any person who assisted them in preparing the Submissions.

Privacy Policy

Participant information will be collected via the Submission page: netimpact.org/future-of-energy-submission-form.