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The US Division of Vitality (DOE) is out with one other spherical of cleantech bulletins at the moment.
Clear Vitality Cybersecurity
Initially, the Clear Vitality Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program, working with the US DOE’s Workplace of Cybersecurity, Vitality Safety, and Emergency Response (CESER) in addition to some utilities, is shifting ahead with work on the right way to enhance cybersecurity within the electrical sector.
“Following a successful first cohort, CECA convened a second round addressing the complexity of industrial control systems (ICS) and risks arising from incomplete system visibility,” the DOE experiences. “A newly released summary report details CECA’s evaluation of Asimily’s risk management platform, tested by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The platform raised visibility of connected devices by bolstering capabilities in device inventories, device vulnerability mitigation, risk modeling, threat detection, and incident response.”
Hmm, fascinating. I believe.
“The report stems from a collaborative effort between industry and Federal stakeholders that provides innovators with a comprehensive platform to develop and test cybersecurity technologies for an increasingly diversified grid that includes clean energy technologies.”
Okay, I’ll be sincere — after studying by way of the entire press release on this, I’m none the wiser. They’re working to enhance cybersecurity within the electrical sector, significantly in a brand new period with extra renewable vitality. I get that. However the particulars are past my pay grade (which, I’ll admit, isn’t very excessive). If you wish to dive into them, although, here’s the full report. (Facet observe: Ought to we be publishing the complete report on these cybersecurity issues for the unhealthy guys to learn?)
Clear Vitality Tech Startups
Transferring on to one thing easier, the DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) at the moment introduced 5 Part 2 winners within the Vitality Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Spherical 3. (Part 2 and Spherical 3? Huh? This was purported to be getting easier.) “EPIC Round 3 is a multi-phase funding opportunity that aims to encourage energy innovation ecosystems, increase local clean energy business productivity, and improve the commercial success of energy tech startups. Now in its third consecutive year of competition, the EPIC program has gained recognition as a valuable resource for organizations supporting clean energy innovation and entrepreneurship,” the DOE notes. Properly, that makes it extra clear.
Skipping a bunch of quotes from notable folks praising this system they’re related to, I wished to see who these 5 winners have been, and figured that’s what pursuits you, too. Fortunately, the DOE supplied a map of the place they — and former winners — are headquartered, after which a pleasant abstract of the 5 winners that’s principally in plain English.
- Arrowhead Heart at NMSU, Las Cruces, NM — Arrowhead RenewTech Incubator will construct on in-house incubator choices, specializing in rising vitality and water applied sciences. Cohorts will both work with Nationwide Lab applied sciences accessible for licensing or remedy neighborhood/business challenges with their very own or lab applied sciences.
- ClimateHaven, Inc., New Haven, CT — ClimateHaven MVP will present enterprise help providers to firms in Connecticut, specializing in early-stage firms, with sector-specific help within the area of inexperienced chemistry/engineering. The award for this crew is co-funded by the Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office.
- Dominion Vitality Innovation Heart, Ashland, VA — DEIC Hyperscaled will focus particularly on startups associated to or supporting knowledge heart vitality utilization.
- Puerto Rico Science, Know-how and Analysis Belief (PRSTRT), San Juan, Puerto Rico — Mission Swap will construct on PRSTRT’s success with its Parallel18 accelerator program, with the aim of centering Puerto Rico because the premier hub of vitality innovation within the Americas. The award for this crew is co-funded by the Grid Deployment Office.
- Spark Innovation Heart, Knoxville TN — SparkShop will present product improvement help, sources, and coaching designed to assist cleantech startups speed up market entry, validate expertise, and enhance investor confidence.
Clear Vitality & Manufacturing Innovation in Underserved Communities
Lastly for at the moment, we hear that $2 million is being distributed throughout 19 Group Vitality Innovation Prize groups targeted on attempting to “support innovation, entrepreneurship, capacity building, and economic development in communities historically underrepresented in clean energy funding.” Every crew obtained $10,000 or extra. The groups deemed most impactful obtained $310,000.
Listed here are the profitable groups on this spherical of awards:
Clear Vitality Ecosystem Monitor
- Requity Basis (Baltimore, Maryland) awarded $310,000
- Group Via Colours (Vieques, Puerto Rico) awarded $310,000
- East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) and Cooperative Vitality Futures (CEF) (Minneapolis, Minnesota) awarded $160,000
- Folks Energy: Vitality Safety/Possession (Fort Smith, Arkansas) awarded $160,000
- Group Bean (New Orleans, Louisiana) awarded $160,000
- Convivencia Hispana Vitality Navigator (St. James, Minnesota) awarded $100,000
- Shake Vitality Collaborative (Honolulu, Hawaii) awarded $100,000
- LEI Basis (Waianae Moku, Hawaii) awarded $100,000
- Pomona Direct-to-Renter (Pomona, California) awarded $100,000
- RESCo Innovation Group (RIT) (Rosebud, South Dakota) awarded $100,000
Manufacturing Ecosystem Monitor
- Eighth Era Consulting (Osage, Oklahoma) awarded $260,000
- The PDX Clear Business Community (Portland, Oregon) awarded $110,000
- CEIP Warren (Warren, Ohio) awarded $110,000
- Clear Tech Innovation Community (Chicago, Illinois) awarded $60,000
- Inexperienced Leap Riverside (Fullerton, California) awarded $10,000
- APLUS (Arlington, Texas) awarded $10,000
- IMPACTT (Evansville, Indiana) awarded $10,000
- Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) (4 counties in Kentucky) awarded $10,000
- Scale for ClimateTech (New York Metropolis, New York) awarded $10,000
General, the Group Vitality Innovation Prize gave out $7.5 million. It wrapped up with this spherical of awards.
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