Request for Proposal is issued by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in order to seek applicants to MassCEC’s Catalyst Program as well as MassCEC’s Diversity in Cleantech – Early Stage (“DICES” and together with Catalyst, the “Programs”) to stimulate the commercialization of early-stage clean energy technologies developed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Programs are jointly administered by MassCEC and MassVentures.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 10/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $75,000
Details:
Goals
The goal of the Programs is to stimulate the commercialization of “Clean Energy Technologies”. The Programs are targeted towards projects for which successful completion would demonstrate the feasibility of an applicant’s technologies in specific market applications and thereby attract increased industry and investor interest. Project activities may include gathering initial data to demonstrate proof of concept, conducting market research to demonstrate how the technology compares to existing technologies and its competitive advantages, or developing a prototype for the technology. Successful applicants will demonstrate:
- The proposed project addresses a critical energy/climate challenge and reduces or prevents greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions;
- The proposed technology speaks to a significant commercial need in the energy market;
- The technology prototyped in the project has strong commercialization potential;
- The proposed project will advance the technology’s commercial readiness;
- The proposed project will enable an emerging clean energy company to demonstrate the value of its technology to potential customers and investors; and
- The proposed project is viable and feasible within the timeframe allowed by the Programs.
Focus Areas
- High performance buildings
- Impactful, resilient, and cost-effective electrification technologies and approaches to decarbonizing the building sector.
- Clean transportation
- Cutting-edge, clean transportation technologies that address the market barriers to electric vehicle
- Offshore wind
- Project risk reduction, market confidence enhancement and economic development that advance this new industry.
- Net-zero grid
- Technologies that enable a transition to an electric grid that can support the high penetration of intermittent renewable generation and electrification load needed to meet the Commonwealth’s Net Zero by 2050 goal.
Funding Information
- MassCEC intends to award up to Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) in grant funding per project to a maximum of nine (9) total researchers and/or early-stage companies developing clean energy technologies
Eligibility Criteria
An eligible applicant must be one of the following:
- A Principal Investigator (“PI”) at a Massachusetts-based nonprofit research institution;
- A Massachusetts-based early-stage clean energy company that (i) has not received in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in combined debt or equity financing, grant funding, and revenues over the past five (5) years, and (ii) has four (4) or fewer full-time equivalent employees; or
- A Student (or group of students) led by a faculty member or researcher who will act as the PI and will be responsible for managing the grant and reporting requirements.
For more information, visit Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
