Constellation awards $500K toward clean energy, student projects

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As part of American Education Week, Baltimore-based Constellation Energy has awarded more than $500,000 in grants for STEM and energy-related projects impacting more than 30,000 students, from between middle school and college.

Constellation, an energy supplier to businesses, homes and public sector customers nationwide, made the announcement Thursday. The funds are included in Constellation’s Energy to Educate (E2) grant program that supports the company’s workforce development and energy education efforts.

Following a thorough review, Constellation selected two dozen projects from nine states that align with specific themes: Access in Energy, Sustainability Amidst Growing Energy Needs and Nuclear Technology & Clean Energy, a Constellation release says. 

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“As a clean energy leader, we know the future of our industry depends on a skilled, innovative workforce. Investing in STEM education opens doors to careers that drive American ingenuity and strengthen communities,” Constellation executive Kathleen Barrón said.

“By supporting these creative, hands-on energy projects, we’re helping a wide range of students experience the power of STEM in action and inspiring the problem-solvers who will shape the energy systems of tomorrow.”

Winning projects ranged from projects building solar-powered vehicles and designing renewable energy systems to schemes exploring battery and inverter technologies.

The E2 program page lists this year’s grant recipients, four of which are based in Maryland – Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Foundation Inc. and LET’S GO Boys & Girls in Baltimore; University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc. in College Park; and Nature Forward Inc. in Chevy Chase.

Energy to Educate has provided nearly $7 million in grant funding since the program launched in 2010, reaching more than 330,000 students.