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Read news articles about the West Gate Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program and its current innovators.

Program News

West Gate’s Third Cohort Most Diverse Set of Technologies Yet
Sept. 16, 2024

33 Innovators Selected for U.S. Department of Energy's Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
July 10, 2024

LEEP Demo Day Spotlights Next Generation of Cleantech Entrepreneurs
June 3, 2024

West Gate Cohort 2 Entrepreneurs Aim To Raise the Bar
Oct. 11, 2023

First Cohort of Innovators Enter West Gate
Sept. 29, 2022

NREL Launches New Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, West Gate
Dec. 13, 2021

NREL-Hosted Embedded Entrepreneurship Program Is a Clean Energy Transition Bridge
Dec. 1, 2021

Department of Energy Launches Fourth Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program To Help Clean Energy Innovators Move Breakthrough Ideas From the Lab to the Marketplace
Nov. 29, 2021

Innovator News

These 2 Female Climate Tech Founders Are Mining the Riches of the Ocean to Save the Planet, Inc.
Nov. 15, 2024

'I Said to Myself, Dirt Doesn't Burn': The People Rebuilding Their Homes With Earth, BBC
Oct. 22, 2024

2024 Cleantech 50 To Watch, Cleantech Group
Oct. 16, 2024

25 Climate Tech Startups to Watch in 2024, Trellis
Sept. 19, 2024

Breakthrough Energy Welcomes Cohort 4 and Our 100th Fellow, Breakthrough Energy
Sept. 17, 2024

 

DOE’s Building Technologies Office Awards 15 Small Business Grants to Develop Promising Building Decarbonization Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy Buildings Technologies Office
July 19, 2024

Unfired Earth Blocks Surpass Modern Building Codes, Voice of America
July 9, 2024

20 High-impact Companies Selected To Join Cohort 4 Of 'Venture For Climatetech' To Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions, For Climatech
May 29, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $71 Million Investment to Advance American Solar Manufacturing and Development as Part of Investing in America Agenda, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office
May 16, 2024

OEDIT Announces Grants to 42 Colorado Startups and Researchers in the Advanced Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
May 16, 2024

Introducing the Winners of the EPIC DC Pitch Competition, DOE Office of Technology Transitions
May 15, 2024

Need help electrifying your home? This startup has an app for that, Canary Media
May 9, 2024

New Electrify and Save On-bill Repayment Program expands access to beneficial electrification and energy efficiency, KTLA
May 3, 2024

Innovation Offers Much-Needed Solutions for the Critical Minerals Challenge, Breakthrough Energy
April 25, 2024

America’s Top GreenTech Companies 2024, TIME
March 13, 2024

Brine Concentration Minerals Market Worth $1.7 Billion by 2029 Globally, MarketsandMarkets
Feb. 22, 2024

We can turn these gross oil wells into a climate solution!, Pattrn
Jan. 16, 2024

Does lithium have a green future? Building sustainable and resilient supply chains with direct lithium extraction and battery recycling, Medium
Dec. 19, 2023

November STEM Grant Awarded To Sustainable Chemicals, WomensNet
Dec. 19, 2023

The Fireproof Home, Medium
Oct. 31, 2023

DOE Awards $22 Million to Advance Equitable Energy Efficiency and Electrification in Communities, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Oct. 11, 2023

Aggressively passive, BizWest
Oct. 8, 2023

2023 Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge Announces Chosen Companies, Colorado Cleantech Industries Association
Sept. 18, 2023

Tereform–Enabling Circularity for Textiles, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions
Aug. 28, 2023

Eight Cutting-Edge Clean Tech Startups Demonstrate Promising Success, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions
July 25, 2023

H&M Foundation Names Global Change Award Winners 2023, Fashion United
June 8, 2023

Advanced Industries Grants Accelerate 43 Colorado Startups and Researchers Across the State, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
May 18, 2023

Idle Oil Wells' Next Act? Becoming Batteries for Renewable Energy, Bloomberg
May 5, 2023

Want a Heat Pump or Induction Cooktop? These Startups Make It Easier for You to Switch, Fast Company
April 3, 2023

The 20 Global Change Award 2023 Finalists Revealed, H&M Foundation
March 13, 2023

BrightSpot Automation Signs CRADA With NREL, BrightSpot Automation
Feb. 22, 2023

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