The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $2.3 million initiative to accelerate the transfer of innovative clean energy technologies from its national laboratories into the marketplace.

Dubbed Lab-Corps, the approach builds on the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) model and has been launched as a specialized technology accelerator and training curriculum that will enable teams to gain direct market feedback on their technologies and pursue the development of startup companies, industry partnerships, licensing agreements, and other business opportunities.

Over the next year, the pilot program will assemble, train, and support entrepreneurial teams to identify private sector opportunities for commercializing promising sustainable transportation, renewable power, and energy efficiency lab technologies. Each Lab-Corps team will receive comprehensive training and access to a suite of commercialization resources, including technology validation and testing, facility access, techno-economic analysis, and other incubation services.

For more information on the project and on the labs that are involved, visit Energy.gov.

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