The U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) launched the Framing the Future: Industrial Technologies Photo Contest, a new prize in search of the best photos of the innovative technologies, processes, and people that will help the United States achieve a decarbonized industrial sector and a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050. A total prize pool of $27,000 will be distributed over six categories.
The contest is open now through Nov. 21, 2024, to photographers of all proficiency levels. Contest winners will be awarded up to $2,000 for a photo in one of six categories:
- Decarbonizing Emissions-Intensive Industries (with five subcategories)
- Cross-Sector Decarbonization Technologies
- Onsite Energy
- Improving Water and Wastewater Treatment
- The People and Communities of the Industrial Sector
- Creative Interpretation.