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5th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest


5th Annual 2016 Shale Gas Innovation Contest Launched by Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center! 

The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org is announcing today their 5th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest, offering a total of $80,000 in cash prizes for the four best shale energy oriented innovations, new product ideas, or service concepts that are either in the development stage or recently launched. Researchers, entrepreneurs, or small businesses in Pennsylvania or West Virginia focused on developing a new product or service for the shale energy space can apply.

How to Submit Your Contest Entry

  • Download and complete the entry form in its entirety. 
  • Save the document.
  • Return to this page; www.sgicc.org/2016-shale-gas-innovation-contest
  • Upload your content application.
  • Do not include any confidential information.
  • Only accepted application file formats are .doc, and .docx

Eligibility

All ideas in the shale energy space are eligible, including new commercially available products or services with less than $1 million in annual sales. Company formation is not necessary to be eligible, and new technologies, products, or services developed within existing companies are eligible as long as sales of this specific technology, product, or service has not exceeded $1million in annual sales and total company sales do not exceed $10 Million annually. Operations for this business (or the willingness to start or relocate the business) must be located in Pennsylvania or West Virginia.

1. Download Application & Complete

2016 Shale Gas Entry Form
File Size: 3839 kb
File Type: doc
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    2. Upload ​Application 

    Max file size: 20MB
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Please only click the "Submit" button once and allow up to a minute for your application to be uploaded. Once complete, you will be directed to an "application received" page as confirmation. 

​Press Release

Four Major Universities to Showcase Technologies at Ben Franklin’s 2016 Shale Gas Innovation Contest!


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About SGICC

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The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (www.sgicc.org) supports and commercializes early-stage technologies that enhance responsible stewardship of the environment while properly utilizing this energy asset.  

For further information:
Bill Hall/ Director
Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center
814-933-8203
billhall@psu.edu

About ben franklin technology partners

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP, an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority, provides investment capital, operational assistance, and entrepreneurial support to emerging tech-based companies and small, existing manufacturers for the purpose of creating and retaining jobs in Pennsylvania.

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William Hall, Executive Director
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(814) 863-4881
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