• Facilitate networking between members, advisors and their external stakeholders;
• Create new business opportunities for members;
• Share awareness of, and access to, sources of funding;
• Share knowledge and best practices about business and impact
• Create new visibility opportunities for members, locally and internationally.

ARPA-E is interested in receiving Full Applications in support of addressing mining industry challenges. The broad objective of this topic is to identify research that supports a robust supply of certain metals and elements in the U.S. via biological-based/bio-augmented processes across the entire mining supply chain including exploration and sensing, mining (extraction), separation, recovery, refining, and recycling.

Generate is a leading sustainable infrastructure platform delivering affordable, reliable resource solutions to companies, communities, and cities. Founded by some of the renewable energy industry’s leading visionaries, Generate builds, owns, operates and finances sustainable resource infrastructure that adhere to what they call the 4 D’s: Decentralized, Decarbonized, Digitized, Democratized.

Pax Momentum is accepting applications for its Fall 2020 Cohort. Twice a year, Pax invites 10 companies to participate, reserving three spots for CleanTech, investing $50,000 in each company and providing opportunities to help with growth.

PAX Momentum Accelerator is meant to supplement your entrepreneurial activities. The program and trainings are designed to complement product development and business launch, not take you away from spending time on your company. For each cohort, they look for 8-10 early-stage startups (reserving 3 out of the ten spots for CleanTech companies). They have successfully invested in 20-year-old founders and 60-year-old founders – the goal is simply to find and cultivate great talent.

PAX Momentum believes in the alignment of environmental and economic goals. Three out of the ten spots in their program are reserved for CleanTech companies focusing on solar, wind, biofuel, recycling, water purification, green transportation, gray water, and more.

This effort is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office, the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, the U.S. Army Futures Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Each of these agencies support missions relevant to this announcement, including hydrogen fuel cell-battery powered hybrid vehicle development, emergency response and military operations. The development and deployment of a fuel cell-battery powered hybrid emergency relief truck could ultimately enhance their response capabilities. Expected benefits include clean, quiet operation, load-following microgrid- capable exportable power, water production, and heat.

Under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) ERDC- CERL is accepting applicants to build, test, and demonstrate a fuel cell-battery powered hybrid emergency relief truck.

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is issuing, on behalf of the Vehicle Technologies Office, the following funding opportunity: This announcement seeks research projects to address priorities in the following areas: advanced batteries and electrification in support of the recently-announced DOE Energy Storage Grand Challenge; advanced engine and fuel technologies, including technologies for off-road applications and alternative fueled engines; lightweight materials; new mobility technologies (energy efficient mobility systems); and alternative fuels technology demonstrations.

The EMPOWERED funding program is a collaborative effort across EERE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and Building Technologies Office (BTO), to provide professionals with educational materials and training resources in fields newly interacting with distributed energy resources (DER). In this program, DER includes distributed solar, like on homes and businesses, as well as efficient building technologies and sustainable transportation technologies, such as electric vehicles.

The goal of this program is to create resources that will help those on the front lines of DER adoption—like first responders, safety officials, and building managers and owners—keep up with these rapidly emerging and advancing technologies. These professionals are at the forefront of America’s energy transition and play a role in easing adoption, ensuring safety, and reducing installation costs. Because of this, the participating EERE offices see these professionals as key to enabling understanding and acceptance of new energy technologies.

SETO, BTO, and VTO seek applicants that will create and integrate education and training materials for professionals who have significant involvement and authority over implementing solar, building, or vehicle technologies on the distribution system but who do not work primarily with these technologies. Those technologies include but are not limited to DER—like PV systems, building efficiency technologies, energy storage systems, AFV, EV—and EV infrastructure.

There was an informational webinar held on April 16, 2020 at 1pm EST. The slides and script are available on the program page.