DOE Office of Technology Transitions

NYC Climate Week was pretty awesome. 100k climate warriors at 900 events to figure out how to tackle climate change. A few key themes: 1. We need to work together to collectively invest in the first *ten of a kind*. We are hoping someone else acts but as we wait for each other, the clock ticks. We ALL need to collectively take the risk for the first ten of a kind if we want to start moving down the cost curve. Everyone - from EPCs, government, philanthropy, publicly traded companies (the offtakers), VCs, traditional banks, insurance companies and you! 2. So why can’t we act faster? We all are following the traditional way of doing things, dictated by IRRs, ROIs, NPVs, WACCs…. hurdles made up by an investment committee… but new technologies can’t meet these numbers because they are not yet at scale. Just like GPAs are an artificial construct made up by professors on what deserves an “A”, what is defined as investible is also made up by humans. We have to lower these hurdles for technologies still in the demonstration and early deployment phases or we will fail the biggest exams in our lives. And if we fail, we will need to tell our kids that we could have made a difference but we didn’t act. 3. We are running out of time…. Just like our senior theses, we had a lot of time when we were first given the assignment, but as we wait, the work doesn’t decrease, we just have the same amount of work to do in a much smaller amount of time. Sooooo - all of you climate warriors out there (and yes that is you!) it is time for you to act and to disrupt how you do things so you aren’t paralyzed by inaction. We have disrupted ourselves at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - bringing private sector thinking into our house to put public-private partnerships on steroids. This is a new DOE who has used the $500B from BIL/IRA to catalyze the $23T in the private sector in a way that’s never been seen. Every $1 from DOE has led to $6 from the private sector. So…. if we can innovate in a government agency, you can too! We believe in you.. So tomorrow think about what you can disrupt within your organization to move faster and bolder 🥰 If you’re not sure where to start, the DOE Office of Technology Transitions (also affectionally known as the OTTers) has disruptive tools to help. The Pathways to Commercial Liftoff www.liftoff.energy.gov and Adoption Readiness Levels https://lnkd.in/e5b86sRM Thanks to those who hosted our dialogues and we look forward to your actions! Nasdaq, Google, Microsoft, Howden, Open Society Foundations, Builders Vision, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Sightline Climate (CTVC), Women and Climate, Newlab, OPPENHEIMER FOUNDATION, CarbonSmart,Terra Talent VC, Elemental Impact, Nest Campus, Salesforce, Flowcarbon, Goals House, Soros Economic Development Fund, CREO, The Geneva Association, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, LabStart. #energy #technology #invest

📢 Happening Now! ⚛️ Join distinguished leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a deep dive into the *updated* Advanced #Nuclear Pathway to Commercial Liftoff report. Discussion will include the unprecedented load growth, renewed interest in AP1000s & value of the existing fleet. 🗣️ Featured Speakers Dr. Vanessa Chan, Director, Office of Technology Transitions Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office Kelly Cummins, Acting Director, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Julie Kozeracki, Director of Strategy, Loan Programs Office ⏰ Friday, October 4 at 9:30 am ET. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4eogdJu 📊 Explore the latest report here: https://bit.ly/3zGBkaG

We’ve announced the Phase 2 winners from the Making Advanced Technology Commercialization Harmonized (Lab MATCH) prize! Each winner was awarded $30,000 for paving a pathway to commercialization for intellectual property (IP) from a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory. The Lab MATCH prize asks entrepreneurs to work towards bringing groundbreaking National Lab IP to market. In Phase 1 competitors selected their specific IP, and in Phase 2 they have developed detailed plans for successful licensing and commercialization. Nine teams were selected as Phase 2 winners! Next, in Phase 3, these teams will showcase significant progress in moving their IP towards being market-ready, in the hopes of being select to win $100,000 for their efforts! Meet the winners: https://bit.ly/3ZPpDcC #prizes #competition #NationalLabs

📢 Webinar Alert! ⚛️ Join distinguished leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a deep dive into the *updated* Advanced #Nuclear Pathway to Commercial Liftoff report. Discussion will include the unprecedented load growth, renewed interest in AP1000s & value of the existing fleet. The Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports aim to establish a common fact base with the private sector around the path to liftoff for critical clean energy technologies. Their goal is to catalyze more rapid and coordinated action across the value chain for deployment. The Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Reports are the product of comprehensive stakeholder engagement and serve as crucial resources for decision-makers in the energy sector, investors, and a broader range of stakeholders. 🗣️ Featured Speakers Dr. Vanessa Chan, Director, Office of Technology Transitions Jigar Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office Kelly Cummins, Acting Director, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Julie Kozeracki, Director of Strategy, Loan Programs Office ⏰ Friday, October 4 at 9:30 am ET. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4eogdJu 📊 Explore the latest report here: https://bit.ly/3zGBkaG

🌟Highlights from the first-ever Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) National Consortium Annual Workshop 🌟 Last month, consortium members, researchers, and industry experts convened to push forward innovative LDES solutions that will transform grid resiliency and support a decarbonized future. The event featured keynote speakers and discussion sessions covering a broad spectrum of challenges—and opportunities—facing the LDES space. Nearly 200 industry experts and stakeholders attended. Most notably, on the second day of the workshop, the consortium published their first set of Industry Recommendations aimed at overcoming key commercialization challenges for LDES technologies. The LDES National Consortium is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), as part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF), administered by OTT in collaboration with the DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. 👉 Check out our blog for a recap of the event: https://bit.ly/47N74HP #LDES #EnergyStorage #Commercialization #TechTransfer

🚨 Reminder: FY25 CLIMR Lab Call Coming Soon – Teaming Opportunities Available! 🚨   This morning, OTT Commercialization Program Specialist Bahar Sayed briefed DOE Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program fellows and alumni on the upcoming FY25 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call.   With $30.1M–$36.8M in expected funding across six key areas, this initiative will accelerate the commercialization of clean energy technologies and strengthen U.S. energy competitiveness.   📢 Industry partners: Now is the time to join the Teaming Partner List to explore potential collaborations with DOE’s National Labs. Don’t miss the chance to be part of these groundbreaking efforts!   Learn more through the Notice of Intent, and find out how you can get involved: https://lnkd.in/eWk3c6vn   #CleanEnergy #TechCommercialization #DOE #Innovation #EnergySecurity #LabInnovation #Collaboration

🤔 Did You Know? ⚛️ US #nuclear capacity has the potential to triple from ~100 GW in 2024 to ~300 GW by 2050. ⚛️ Nuclear provides a differentiated value proposition for a #decarbonized #grid. ⚛️ Nuclear has an essential role in the #energy transition as a clean firm complement to renewables. ⚛️ The existing fleet of 94 nuclear reactors at 54 sites provide ~20% of US #electricity generation and almost half of domestic carbon-free electricity. ⚛️ The nuclear industry is building momentum to break the commercial stalemate. ⏰ Join us for a live webinar with leading DOE experts to discuss these and more on the newly released and updated Advanced Nuclear pathway to liftoff report on Friday, October 4 at 9:30 am ET. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4eogdJu 📊 Explore the latest report here: https://bit.ly/3zGBkaG

The $545,000 EnergyTech University Prize 2025 is officially open for new student and faculty applications! 🏆 The prize seeks to support innovative teams of multidisciplinary students who create and present a business plan that leverages DOE-developed or other high-potential energy technologies. Through this competition, students will learn about cleantech and gain valuable leadership and entrepreneurial skills. This prize also celebrates faculty who are passionate about the development and integration of educational activities centered on energy technology commercialization and entrepreneurship topics at their home institution. Learn more about the goals of this prize and how you can take home part of $545,000 in cash prizes: https://bit.ly/4eLJtcW #Prizes #RenewableEnergy #studentopportunities

📣 Today’s the day! Join us at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET for an exciting webinar with Berkeley Lab on accelerating bioproduct R&D through the Agile BioFoundry. 💡 Learn how cutting-edge automation, machine learning, and synthetic biology are revolutionizing biomanufacturing. 🎙️ Q&A with Berkeley Lab experts Hector Garcia Martin, Chris Petzold, and Eric Sundstrom—this is your chance to get insights directly from the source! 🔗 Register now, and we’ll see you soon! https://bit.ly/3N5Efgh #BioInnovation #Biomanufacturing #WebinarReminder

🚛 Cleaner Engines, Brighter Future! 🌱 The Ducted Fuel Injection (DFI) team from Sandia National Laboratories is making strides in reducing emissions from diesel engines. Their innovative technology significantly lowers soot, nitrogen oxides, and CO2 emissions, providing a cleaner alternative for heavy-duty applications where electrification isn't feasible. 🌍 Through the Energy I-Corps program, the team received the support needed to accelerate their technology to market. With partnerships like John Deere and Cummins, the DFI team is now leading a research consortium aimed at advancing this game-changing solution. 🚜 Read more: https://bit.ly/3XXx3ZQ Interested in advancing your DOE clean energy tech? Apply to Energy I-Corps Cohort 20 by 10/11 to gain commercialization expertise and connect with industry. https://bit.ly/47y8Jkq #EnergyICorps #CleanEnergy #TechInnovation #TechTransfer