The information below is provided as a resource for those interested in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Building Technology Office (BTO). BTO cannot support or fund all buildings-related technology or projects. In these cases, the information below could be helpful and is tailored to focus on additional resources for the buildings-related sector. Each section is divided into a link to an organization or program under “Where do I go?” as well as background on that organization or program under “What is it?”
Disclaimer: This information is not comprehensive and is only updated periodically. By providing this information, DOE is not endorsing any of the below organizations or programs.
Return to the Technology-to-Market Initiative webpage to explore further resources.
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DOE Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program |
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Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) is a two-year program for innovators focusing on energy and science technologies run by the Argonne National Laboratory. Through an annual call for innovators, four to six teams will be selected to join CRI. The goal of CRI is to give the nation’s brightest energy and science innovators the best chance at success. |
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Cyclotron Road is a fellowship program that supports leading entrepreneurial scientists as they advance a project with the potential for global impact. Every year, a Cohort of entrepreneurial scientists and engineers are recruited from around the world to join Cyclotron Road. For two years, these innovators are embedded in the Berkeley research ecosystem, where they are provided with funding, access to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and UC Berkeley, and a program of intensive mentorship, education, and networking. |
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office and the Tennessee Valley Authority, has developed a program, Innovation Crossroads, to help entrepreneurs create the next generation of clean energy companies. At Innovation Crossroads, ORNL will match innovators with technology leaders, experienced mentors, and business and investment networks that can accelerate the transition of their world-changing ideas to the marketplace. |
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program |
The Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs take top entrepreneurial scientists and engineers and embed them within U.S. national laboratories to perform early-stage research and development (R&D) that may lead to the launch of energy or manufacturing businesses in the future. DOE created the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs to provide an institutional home for innovative postdoctoral researchers to build their research into products and train to be entrepreneurs. The Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs are funded by DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office. |