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November 2, 2023
Heartland Climate Tech Partnership Builds Midwest Climate Ecosystem
Evergreen Climate Innovations has been supporting climate innovation through catalytic capital for early-stage startups in the Midwest for over a decade. In 2021, they were awarded nearly $1 million through the Office of Technology Transitions.
October 25, 2023
Launch Alaska Expands Deployment of Technology Into Alaska Transportation Sector
Launch Alaska is a nonprofit accelerator that was awarded over $800,000 through the Office of Technology Transitions’ (OTT) Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) program.
September 28, 2023
Faculty at U.S. Colleges and Universities Invited to Compete in EnergyTech University Prize
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions’ (OTT) American-Made EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) is adding a new Faculty Track to allow collegiate faculty members to compete!
September 27, 2023
Registration is Open for the EnergyTech University Prize 2024
Team registration is now open for students and faculty interested in competing in the EnergyTech University Prize 2024!
September 21, 2023
Energy I-Corps Cohort 17 Welcomes Dozens of New Scientists
Twice a year, researchers from across the country leave their respective labs and convene in Golden, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. for Energy I-Corps. This immersive, two-month training program is a key initiative of OTT.
September 5, 2023
WindSim Power Commercializes GLASS Dynamic Line Rating Technology
Jake Gentle and the team at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) developed a software technology called General Line Ampacity State Solver (GLASS) over the last decade to enable greater utilization across existing power transmission infrastructure.
August 28, 2023
Tereform – Enabling Circularity for Textiles
Tereform is a Denver-based startup on a mission to enable circularity within the fashion and textile industries. The startup is developing a novel chemical strategy that can transform waste textiles into the chemical building blocks they were made from.
August 25, 2023
Empowering the Next Generation: 15 Interns Graduate from OTT’s 2023 Technology Commercialization Internship Program
Over three days, the interns delivered their final presentations, heard from DOE and lab leadership, toured Jefferson Laboratory, and celebrated their successes.
August 21, 2023
Battery Health Sentry - Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Safety
The Battery Health Sentry project led by Dr. Sergiy Sazhin and his team at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) was conceived over a decade ago and resulted in a new approach for battery health monitoring.
August 14, 2023
SPARK Cleantech Accelerator Bolsters Innovation for Tennessee Region
The University of Tennessee’s (UT) SPARK Innovation Center, part of the Heartland Climate Tech Partnership, received a $300K EPIC award in 2021, which allowed them to launch a new cleantech accelerator for the region.