Net Zero Technology, Academia Sinica

Select a technology focus area

• Methane pyrolysis
• Geothermal
• Marine current energy
• Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell
• Biomass carbon sinks
• Blue carbon
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Eligibility

• Open to all enrolled Stanford undergraduate and graduate students
• Team with interdisciplinary capability highly recommended
• Optional academic advisor welcomed
• The number of team members is not limited, but we provide airfare and accommodation up to four members for Taiwan trip

Deliverables

Please create a brief investment pitch that could be targeted at potential investors, including government venture funds and first-round investors.

• Content includes (but not limited to):
  • Team intro (including unique value proposition and interest in this project)
  • Target technology
  • Market analysis
  • Business model
  • Market strategy
  • Financials and funding plan
• Business plan – Powerpoint (maximum 10 slides)
  • Team intro
    Simple intro to your team members plus team name
  • Business plan executive summary
    One-page intro to your proposed business plan
  • Target technology
    Explains which aspect of the Net-Zero technologies your team is targeting to develop into a business
  • Market analysis
    Scoping of potential market size, where are the gaps, what sort of competition exists today or could exist
    Can be Taiwan only or globally
  • Business model
    Explain your proposed business model, its unique value proposition, and what market opportunity it will target
  • Go-to-market strategy
    How will your business roll out and capture market share.
    How will you tackle marketing, sales, and client support
  • Financials and funding plan
    Create projected financials for first few years plus expected funding requirements
• Business pitch video – 3-5 minutes
  • Create a brief video summarizing your business plan for investors. Can be one or all team members.

First-round judging criteria

• Commercial feasibility of business plan
• Technical feasibility
• Scalability
• Relevance of proposed solution to Taiwan’s energy needs
• Team’s unique value proposition and interest in the project

Rules

• All ideas should be the original ideas of the team members
• The IP rights to the business plans of the first-round awardees (top 6 teams) will belong to Academia Sinica. All awardees will reserve their Moral Rights.
• Every participant will need to acknowledge the confidentiality obligations in the registration form