DOE Awards $11 Mil. to Small Clean Energy Businesses

Aug. 1, 2013

The U.S. Energy Department on July 24 announced new awards totaling nearly $11 million to help small businesses focused on clean energy solutions.

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The U.S. Energy Department on July 24 announced new awards totaling nearly $11 million to help small businesses in nine states develop innovative ideas that aim to cut carbon pollution, reduce U.S. reliance on imported oil, and boost energy efficiency. The 11 projects—located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Virginia—will focus on developing clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation.

Technologies receiving awards include a project led by Cool Energy, Inc., of Boulder, Colo., which will test a high-efficiency, low-temperature geothermal power technology that could help develop geothermal energy resources across most of the United States. Another project, led by Proton OnSite of Wallingford, Conn., seeks to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of systems that produce hydrogen fuel from renewable energy sources.

Funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy through the Energy Department's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, these awards are for Phase II projects to further develop Phase I projects and produce a prototype or equivalent within two years. Ten awards are for SBIR projects, and one is for an STTR project.

To dowload the full list of awardees, click here.