Congratulations to Husk Insulation, winner of the MIT Clean Energy Competition

The MIT Clean Energy Prize competition is a national program focused on students to accelerate the pace of clean energy entrepreneurship. It provides capital resources and support to help the next generation of entrepreneurs jumpstart a business venture on an emerging clean energy innovation with significant market potential.

The MIT Clean Energy Prize has announced that Husk Insulation was selected from more than 100 student entries from 40 colleges and universities across the country to receive the $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize sponsored by NSTAR and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Husk Insulation, from the University of Michigan, plays in the rapidly growing market for advanced insulation, part of the $7 billion U.S. insulation market. Husk's innovative and patented solution converts agricultural waste into cost-effective vacuum insulated panels, a type of high-grade insulation that delivers up to 10 times the insulative effectiveness of conventional insulation.

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