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Annual Houston awards program opens nominations, seeks promising energy tech startups

Natalie Harms
Aug 27, 2024, 8:18 am
Last year, several innovative energy transition companies were honored, like Syzygy Plasmonics. Photo by Emily Jaschke/InnovationMap

Calling all energy innovators — EnergyCapital's sister site InnovationMap needs your help identifying the best and brightest Houston startups.

For the fourth year, InnovationMap is hosting its signature awards program, the Houston Innovation Awards, that will recognize the top startups and innovators in Houston. The awards program will be on Thursday, November 14, at the Texas Medical Center's Helix Park. Tickets and tables are on sale now.

There are a few categories energy startups should be aware of this year — in particular, the Energy Transition Business category, which honors an innovative startup providing a solution within renewables, climatetech, clean energy, alternative materials, circular economy, and beyond.

Additionally, there are a few industry agnostic categories, too, such as:

  • Minority-founded business, honoring an innovative startup founded or co-founded by BIPOC or LGBTQ+ representation
  • Female-founded business, honoring an innovative startup founded or co-founded by a woman
  • Deep tech business, honoring an innovative startup providing technology solutions based on substantial scientific or engineering challenges
  • AI/data science business, honoring an innovative startup utilizing artificial intelligence and data science within a tech solution
  • Scaleup of the year, honoring an innovative later stage startup that's recently reached a significant milestone in company growth
  • People’s choice: Startup of the Year, a startup celebrating a recent milestone or success and the winner will be selected by the community via online portal and announced at the event
Not a startup? Not a problem. The Community Champion Organization category will honor a corporation, nonprofit, university, or other organization that plays a major role in the Houston innovation community. View the full list of categories here.
Last year, nearly 20 Houston energy companies were honored as finalists at the awards, and three companies took home wins.

The nomination period — which includes submitting nominations on behalf of yourself or others — will close September 10. Nominees will be sent an application, which will be due September 23. A panel of judges will review the applications and finalists will be announced and notified ahead of the event.

Nominees can be submitted to multiple categories. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, including the opportunity to sponsor any of the above award categories, please reach out to sales@innovationmap.com.

Click here to submit a nomination or see form below.


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This article originally ran on InnovationMap.

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Houston-based energy technology company SLB and renewable energy company Ormat Technologies have teamed up to fast-track the development and commercialization of advanced geothermal technology.

Their initiative focuses on enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). These systems represent “the next generation of geothermal technology, meant to unlock geothermal energy in regions beyond where conventional geothermal resources exist,” the companies said in a news release.

After co-developing EGS technology, the companies will test it at an existing Ormat facility. Following the pilot project, SLB and Nevada-based Ormat will pursue large-scale EGS commercialization for utilities, data center operators and other customers. Ormat owns, operates, designs, makes and sells geothermal and recovered energy generation (REG) power plants.

“There is an urgent need to meet the growing demand for energy driven by AI and other factors. This requires accelerating the path to clean and reliable energy,” Gavin Rennick, president of new energy at SLB, said in a news release.

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