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Picasolar, a University of Arkansas startup that created a way to make solar cells more efficient, won the\u00a0MIT Clean Energy Prize<\/a>\u00a0business-plan contest and $250,000 Monday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. Picasolar, fresh off its win\u00a0at the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup<\/strong>\u00a0and appearances at the prestigious Rice University and VLIC competitions, defeated 55 of the nation’s best sustainability startups to win the $150,000\u00a0 top prize at MIT. In addition, the win earned the team a $100,000 prize from the U.S. Department of Energy. Click here to continue reading the article from Arkansas Business<\/a>.  <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Picasolar, a University of Arkansas startup that created a way to make solar cells more efficient, won the\u00a0MIT Clean Energy Prize\u00a0business-plan contest and $250,000 Monday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. Picasolar, fresh off its win\u00a0at the 2013 Donald W. 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