The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced over $35 million in funding for 42 projects aimed at advancing energy technologies. The funding comes through the DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF), with an additional $21 million in cost share from private and public partners, resulting in a total investment of more than $57.5 million.
The TCF program is managed by the Office of Technology Commercialization’s Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. It supports partnerships between public and private sectors to help move innovations from DOE National Laboratories, plants, and sites into the marketplace.
“The Energy Department’s National Labs play an important role in ensuring the United States leads the world in innovation,” said Secretary Wright. “These projects have the potential to accelerate technological breakthroughs that will define the future of science and help secure America’s energy future.”
This year, 19 DOE National Labs, plants, and sites are participating. Among the selected projects:
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will start America’s Cradle to Commerce (AC2C), building on its previous Cradle to Commerce (C2C) program. Over 18 months, C2C helped startups raise more than $15 million and launch five commercial pilots.
– Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will enhance its Visual Intellectual Property Search (VIPS) tool with a new version that allows easier searching across available lab innovations for licensing or open-source use.
– Argonne National Laboratory will work on commercializing the OpenMC Monte Carlo particle transport code as part of the Exascale Computing Project. This effort aims to support nuclear safety analysis and speed up design and licensing for U.S. nuclear reactor projects.
A full list of this year’s selections can be found here.
