Commercialization & Deployment

The U.S. Department of Energy supports commercialization and deployment efforts and collaborates with government, industry, and other stakeholders to encourage broad market adoption of clean energy technologies.

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DOE works with industry to bring innovative technologies from the research lab to the marketplace.

Commercialization

Commercialization initiatives help bridge the gap between technology R&D and venture capital funding and marketing.

Energy Innovation Portal features information on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies available for licensing developed by DOE laboratories and participating research institutions.

Innovation Ecosystem Initiative funds projects to accelerate the movement of cutting-edge energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies from university laboratories into the market.

Technology Commercialization Fund brings together DOE's national laboratories and industry to identify promising technologies and provide funding for private sector partner investment.

Entrepreneur in Residence aims to commercialize viable technologies by placing venture capital firms in a position to work directly with the national laboratories.

Deployment

Information Resources