Innovating Together: 54 Organizations Invited to Participate in PG&E's Innovation Pitch Fest September 12-14
- Pitch Fest aims to bridge the gap between current energy systems and California's electrified and decarbonized future.
- 54 organizations invited to participate in Pitch Fest, presenting solutions to PG&E decision makers.
- Successful pitches could lead to partnerships and grant opportunities with PG&E.
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Pitches to Showcase Innovative Solutions Aimed at Addressing Key Challenges in Building a Decarbonized Energy Future
Pitch Fest is the next step in PG&E's new research, development (R&D) and innovation initiative focused on bridging the gap between today's energy system and
The new initiative is anchored on PG&E's R&D Strategy Report (released in June), which details nearly 70 challenges and opportunities for R&D around six key themes. Following the report, PG&E hosted its first Innovation Summit in July, where nearly 3,000 people from private industry, academia, government agencies and startups convened in-person and online to engage and collaborate with PG&E leaders and subject-matter experts about the current state and future needs of PG&E's energy system.
"We need to make the smartest investments, in the right way, at the lowest cost for customers. To do this we need solutions and ideas from all sources and players—near and far, small and large—and we need breakthrough thinking, collaboration, and swift execution," said Jason Glickman, Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning and Strategy, PG&E. "We need the best and brightest to join PG&E on this innovation journey in service to people, our planet and
PG&E received and evaluated more than 600 applications to participate in Pitch Fest, and the following 54 organizations were ultimately invited to participate following PG&E's application judging and deliberation process. With limitations around the number of presentations that could be accommodated during the event, many additional applications are still under consideration by PG&E beyond the ones selected to present.
PG&E's strategy and needs as well as available technology and solutions continue to evolve over time, and there will be additional avenues for collaborating with PG&E beyond Pitch Fest.
During Pitch Fest, each organization will have 15 minutes to present their respective solution to PG&E decision makers. Successful pitches have the potential to lead to a range of follow-on engagements with PG&E, including but not limited to direct partnership and grant opportunities.
The organizations participating in Pitch Fest include:
Pitches on Gas innovations from:
- Onboard Dynamics
- C-FER Technologies
- Sapphire Technologies
- Project Canary
- MMT
- Barr Geospatial Solutions
- RodRadar
- TrelliSense
- ZeroCO2Energy
Pitches on Undergrounding innovations from:
- CivilGrid
- GE Vernova
- CivRobotics
- Melni Innovations
- Parsons
- SAM
- ABB
- The Okonite Company
- Biosirius
Pitches on Electric Vehicle innovations from:
- Eaton
- Connect
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- Nuvve
- Gridtractor
- The EV Button
- Lumin
- ev.energy
- Valmont Industries
- WeaveGrid
- New Sun Road
Pitches on Integrated Grid Planning innovations from:
- Ubicquia
- ACTUAL
- Palantir Technologies
- Camlin Energy
- Infravision
- Siemens Energy
- GE Vernova
- Royal Power Energy
Pitches on Wildfire innovations from:
- Treeswift
- Sentient Energy
- eSmart Systems
- Ubicquia
- Future Grid
- N5 Sensors
- Delphire
- The Davey Tree Expert Company
- GRID20/20
Pitches on Supply and Load Management innovations from:
- EnerVenue
- Ubicquia
- Piclo
- Flex Power Control
- Vellex Computing
- Moxion
- Upstart Power
- Grid-Science
- Kraken
- Gridspertise
- Mainspring Energy
An invitation to Pitch Fest does not imply any commercial selection.
To learn more about PG&E's innovation initiative, to read PG&E's R&D Strategy Report, or to contact PG&E and get involved, visit www.pge.com/innovation.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and
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