The Department of Energy (DOE) maintains Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs) with three separate partner organizations: EnergyWers, TechWerx, and ConnectWerx. These partnership intermediaries (PIs) increase cooperative and joint activities between DOE and small business firms, institutes of higher education, non-traditional performers, and innovative collaborators enabling the rapid development, scaling, and commercialization of relevant technologies and solutions.
EnergyWerx, TechWerx and ConnectWerx represent DOE’s PI team and collectively assist in administering programs and accelerating partnership formation in support of DOE’s missions to expand development and commercialization of energy solutions, heighten energy security, and strengthen national security ecosystems. Since its initiation in April 2023, DOE’s PIAs have enabled projects addressing key DOE priorities such as American manufacturing, siting and permitting, grid reliability and security, informing DOE decision-making, and accelerating technology commercialization.
EnergyWerx, TechWerx and ConnectWerx are partnerships that were openly competed and awarded through a Broad Agency Announcement. DOE’s PIA service is led by the DOE Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) and is available to support all DOE program offices.”
For a comprehensive understanding of PIAs, please refer to the "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARY INTERIM PILOT GUIDE". This guide offers detailed information regarding the governance and use of a PIA as well as how the mechanism benefits stakeholders across the DOE.