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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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May 21
DOE SOLVE IT Prize Announcement 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
May 28
Technology Commercialization Internship Program Opening Week May 28 to May 31
Jun 05
EPIC Pitch Competition - OSDBU Small Business Forum and Expo 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM EDT
Jun 25
Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Offshore Wind Overview 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Aug 05
Technology Commercialization Internship Program End of Summer Event Aug 5 to Aug 9
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Our Programs
We offer programs that turn students, entrepreneurs, researchers, and business owners into the next generation of energy innovators. Learn how to apply to a program by going to their individual pages.
A subsidized program that supports the commercialization of National Lab technologies and build out their commercialization ecosystem.
Program Status: See page for more info on each initiative
Who’s It For: Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and Researchers
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An immersive, two-month training program that lets researchers define tech value propositions, conduct stakeholder interviews, and develop viable market pathways for their technologies.
Program Status: Cohort 18 complete. Cohort 19 selections coming soon.
Who’s It For: Researchers, Entrepreneurs, and Startups
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A $4 million competitive funding program for the nation’s most innovative incubators supporting energy innovation clusters.
Program Status: Round 3 Phase 2 in progress
Who’s It For: Entrepreneurs, Incubators, and Startups
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Students compete for over $400,000 in cash prizes for identifying a promising energy technology, assessing its market potential, and creating a business plan for commercialization.
Program Status: 2024 program complete. Stay tuned for the opening of the 2025 program this Fall.
Who’s It For: Students and Universities
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A paid opportunity for undergraduate STEM and business students to experience DOE’s National Laboratory system, boost entrepreneurial thinking, and explore energy technology markets.
Program Status: Reviewing applications
Who’s It For: Undergraduate STEM and Business Students
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Learn how to launch a technology-focused venture by leveraging DOE’s extensive portfolio of intellectual property across the national laboratory network.
Program Status: N/A
Who’s It For: Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and Researchers
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Streamlining commercialization by allowing certain projects to accessing our 17 National Laboratories, lower transaction costs and improve how the labs serve the private sector effectively.
Program Status: N/A
Who’s It For: Researchers and Entrepreneurs
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Other Services
Market Analysis
From trend forecasting to technology maturation, we leverage marketing analysis to advanced energy technologies across the DOE and our National Labs.
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Policy
We identify key issues and develop policies that address those areas and advance the Department’s technology transfer mission.
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Lab Partnering
Our Lab Partnering Service offers unprecedented access to the world’s most advanced scientific facilities and researchers
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News and Press Releases
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DOE Delivers Commercialization Training to Cybersecurity Researchers at Six National Labs
Energy I-Corps Cohort 18: Topic 2 Kicks Off with Dozens of New Scientists
Alpha Nur’s Mission to Create Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Recycling
The Clean Fight Scales Up Storage Technologies in New York
Press Releases
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Introducing the Winners of the EPIC DC Pitch Competition
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DOE Appoints Inaugural Board of Directors for Groundbreaking New Foundation
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OTT Welcomes 15 Technology Commercialization Interns and Unveils 2023 Annual Report
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Biden-Harris Administration Releases Offshore Wind Liftoff Report and $48 Million in New Funding to Accelerate Technology and Manufacturing
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DOE Awards Eight Collegiate Faculty Members for Advancing Energy Entrepreneurship
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EnergyTech University Prize 2024 Student Winners Announced
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DOE Releases New Report on Accelerating Deployment of Grid Solutions to Lower Costs and Improve Reliability
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DOE Awards $5 Million Towards Clean Energy Manufacturing Development Through MAKE IT Prize
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DOE Awards $3M to Incubators and Accelerators in Support of Clean Energy Tech Startups
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U.S. Department of Energy Awards $47,500 in Support of Commercializing National Lab Innovations
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Success Stories
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