Innovation and Entrepreneurship News
Read the latest updates from NREL's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
Nov. 14, 2024
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) held the NREL Innovation Showcase in Avon, Colorado, to gather cleantech and climate-tech entrepreneurs, industry experts, investors, and NREL researchers.
Sept. 30, 2024
Invizyne is at the stage where it is preparing an IPO, the first company part of the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL(TM) (GCxN) program to do so.
Sept. 16, 2024
The third cohort of West Gate, NREL's Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, includes innovations ranging from pumping carbon dioxide into pit lakes to helping solar arrays adapt to a passing cloud.
Aug. 28, 2024
Held Aug. 12–14, 2024, at CSU Spur in Denver, Colorado, Camp Cleantech was hosted by NREL's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and sponsored by Wells Fargo.
Aug. 21, 2024
DTE Materials has access to NREL expertise and equipment through the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) program. DTE’s patented process, called Clearwash, is designed to make anatomical changes to biomass to make it integrate with ceramic binders more effectively.
July 23, 2024
A new event from NREL, Camp Cleantech aims to give startups the tools and lessons to overcome the surprises that await them on the journey to the market.
July 18, 2024
When NREL Senior Mechanical Engineer Eric Kozubal first learned about the LiquidCool's technology, he was eager to get to work on it through the first IN² cohort.
July 2, 2024
Biotech entrepreneur and Hexas Biomass Founder and CEO Wendy Owens has brought her groundbreaking (pun intended) crop to the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN).
June 27, 2024
Each year over 50% of all NREL subcontracts, approximately $60–$75 million, are awarded to small businesses.
June 24, 2024
Ten years ago, NREL researcher Shanti Pless suggested flow-battery company ESS Inc. apply to the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator and championed it through the process.
June 3, 2024
While sleek coastal startups may seem to have all the good technology ideas, eureka moments are happening in kitchens, car rides, and classrooms all across the United States.
May 20, 2024
NREL's 29th annual Industry Growth Forum sold out for the second year in a row with nearly 900 attendees.
May 3, 2024
NREL gave awards to eight top cleantech innovators at the 2024 NREL Industry Growth Forum on May 1–3, 2024, the most honors ever awarded during the annual event.
April 24, 2024
For its 10th anniversary, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²) is expanding in a major way.
April 8, 2024
In creating the Chevron Studio program, NREL and Chevron Technologies Venture teamed up to turn a challenge into an opportunity.
April 1, 2024
The sensors in today's Whisker Labs Ting device trace their origins to the original sensors tested in NREL's Energy Systems Integration Facility during the IN2 program.
Feb. 20, 2024
Through its IN2 demonstration, NREL is helping BlocPower assess how its technical capabilities can perform in the field.
Feb. 5, 2024
For its demonstration with IN², CorePower is partnering with Eaton, a power management company, to test a transformer designed for an electric vehicle charging application, especially mass EV charging for things like vehicle fleets.
