Energy Entrepreneurs

SPARK VIRGNIA

Net-Zero Needs Nuclear, Hydrogen, and YOU!

SPARK was designed to help Virginia outpace decarbonization goals by supporting the early stage entrepreneurs working to commercialize transformative technology that makes it safer and easier to build, generate, transmit, and consume advanced clean energy in Virginia and beyond.

Awarding $75,000 in Grants to Help Advanced Energy Entrepreneurs Across Virginia

SPARK VIRGINIA tackles the hardest to decarbonize sectors with a series of micro-conferences and pitch competitions hosted in the nine GO Virginia regions. All Spark events are open to the public and entrepreneurs are encouraged to submit their ideas and business to pitch!

Find Your Challenge and SPARK Your Innovation Today!

GO Virginia Regions

Region 4

Region 7

Region 5

Region 2

Region 9

Region 1

Region 3

Region 6

Region 8

About the EPIC Prize Challenge

SPARK VIRGINIA is made possible through funding provided by the Department of Energy’s EPIC Prize Round 2 Challenge and Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s Regional Innovation Fund. The Program was designed in response to DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions’ (OTT) call to build a robust energy innovation ecosystem as a means of increasing local business productivity, improving the commercial success of start-ups, and driving the pace of regional innovation.

Program Parters

“SPARK 757” Micro-Conference and Innovation Pitch Competition to Accelerate Virginia’s Clean Energy Goals

May 1, 2023

The Dominion Energy Innovation Center and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), in partnership with VTCRC Tech Center and NASA Langley Research Center, are proud to announce the SPARK 757 advanced energy micro-conference and innovation pitch competition.

Dominion Energy Innovation Center Launches SPARK VIRGINIA Innovation Challenge

January 17, 2023

The Dominion Energy Innovation Center (“DEIC”) has announced the launch of a new statewide program to build an advanced energy innovation cluster focused on making it safer and easier to build, generate, transmit, and consume nuclear and hydrogen energy.