Waste Heat to Power / Industrial
Go Make (Greentown Labs)
Greentown Lab just opened a new funding opportunity, looking for startups at TRL 3 and above that decarbonize supply chains, namely through supply chain management, packaging products and materials, alternative foods and ingredients, and green fleets and battery management. Winners will access Greentown Lab’s network, programs, and labs, and will receive $25,000 in non-dilutive grant funding. Apply by August 8.
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Cartier Women’s Initiative
The Cartier Women’s Initiative’s regional and thematic awards recognize and fund talented impact entrepreneurs from around the world who are leveraging business as a force for good.
Thematic awards are available for Science & Technology Pioneers and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The DEI Award has been created to encourage entrepreneurial solutions designed to close gaps of access, outcome or opportunity for communities that have been underrepresented or underserved. While the other regional and thematic awards of the Cartier Women’s Initiative focus on supporting women, this pilot award is open to all genders.
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Katapult Accelerators
Our ground-breaking accelerator program combines 90 days of intense workshops, network & learning sessions with €150,000-500,000 investments. Founders join us from all over the world, and we invest in climate startups working within food, transport, energy, natural assets, infrastructure and new frontiers. Our program is designed to guide founders through complex entrepreneurial issues, add structure, and help you raise your next round.
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Empower Innovation
Empower Innovation has a searchable directory of public and private funding opportunities curated for empower innovation users. It is an initiative of the California Energy Commission.
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Texas: Ideation Discovery Bootcamp (IDB)
The IDB is a seven-week, 100% virtual course designed to spark and develop science and technology innovations towards readiness for the next stage of development. Participation may put you on the path to accessing resources and assistance for America’s Seed Fund, a federal funding program for research and development for small business innovations. To be eligible, innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and/or companies must be located in Texas. We strongly encourage women and minorities to apply along with innovators/ventures located in rural and/or socio-economically disadvantaged zones.
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CenterPoint Energy All-Source RFP (Indiana)
CenterPoint Energy Indiana South is seeking a combination of resources including renewables (wind, solar and battery storage), thermal and demand-side resources, and short-term capacity to meet the current and future needs of its 150,000 electric customers in southwestern Indiana. Information on CenterPoint’s Integrated Resource Plan can be found at https://midwest.centerpointenergy.com/irp.
Generation resources must provide fully accredited capacity no later than 3/1/2027 and may include:
- Renewables, both wind and solar along with battery storage in paired and standalone applications.
- Thermal, including coal and natural gas-fired generation, hydrogen, nuclear and other resources.
- Demand-side and load-modifying resources, whether standalone or aggregated, capable of providing accredited capacity
- Short term capacity, especially in years 2023-2025
Eligible transaction structures include PPAs, asset purchases including projects in development, demand side contracts and capacity only contracts.
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LA Market Access Program
The Market Access Program is open to US-based and international startups with ambition in the Los Angeles area and focuses on developing market traction through a large-scale pilot, network connections, and investments. Applications to the Market Access Program require the submission of a Pilot Concept Proposal focusing on Clean Energy, Zero Emission Mobility, and Circular Economy. LACI will prioritize proposals with the potential for job creation in Los Angeles as well as those that provide solutions toward the goals of LA’s Green New Deal, Zero Emission Roadmap 2028, and OurCounty LA.
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Hackaday Prize
Enter one or more of this year’s challenges for the chance to win cash prizes and move on to the finals, where our panel of judges will decide on the grand prize winner!
Upcoming challenges include:
- Reuse, Recycle, Revamp (May 1 – June 12):
- Hack it Back (June 12 – July 24)
- Climate Resilient Communities (July 24 – September 4)
- Save the World Wildcard (September 4 – October 16)
Prizes include: 1st place – $50,000 + Supplyframe DesignLab Residency, 2nd place – $20,000, 3rd place – $15,000, 4th place – $10,000,5th place – $5,000. Top 50 finalists will win $500.
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NewLab Resilient Energy Studio
A collaboration between New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Newlab, the Resilient Energy Studio cultivates local energy storage capacity by working with entrepreneurs, community organizations, energy experts, and leading industry stakeholders to advance energy storage for a sustainable urban future.
The Studio supports goals that are critical to NYC’s climate agenda, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in disproportionately impacted environmental justice communities, and increasing the amount of renewable energy that can be stored and utilized as back-up power sources. Leveraging test sites across NYC, the Studio is working with local leaders to align around areas of opportunity to pursue through pilot projects.
Early-stage hardware and software companies and researchers with solutions and capabilities well-suited to deploy innovative energy storage concepts in urban environments should apply. Technologies can be suited for residential, commercial, or industrial environments, and teams should come equipped with demonstrated knowledge of the necessary safety testing requirements to operate in NYC.
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LACI Innovators & Incubation Programs
LACI helps startups develop their technologies, secure funding and financing, access customers and markets, test and pilot their solutions, and unlock their full potential. Our startups go further, faster, together with LACI! Each of our programs will accept and fund 15-20 companies that best fit the program criteria, our mission, and the needs of the communities we serve.
Are you an ambitious cleantech startup, hungry to create solutions in clean energy, zero emissions transportation, or smart and sustainable cities that would benefit from hands-on support through market access, business services, and introductions to funders? Then our two-year, Incubation program is right for you! Or maybe you would benefit from for our one-year Innovators Program which offers a lighter-touch, high-impact concierge style ecosystem access opportunity.
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E2 1 Hotels Fellowship
1 Hotels Fellows will work in partnership with NRDC’s Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) program to identify pressing environmental issues and needs across the country, and then organize and execute projects that help communicate and amplify the business and economic case for smart policies to address these issues. Fellowships are restricted to early or mid-career professionals. Fellows will be chosen by a committee of seasoned entrepreneurs and environmental leaders, including members of E2’s national network of business leaders and NRDC’s environmental experts.
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