MassCEC Awards $5.55 Million to Climatetech Companies and Researchers | MassCEC
Summary
This investment will accelerate innovation and business growth in 13 cities and towns across Massachusetts.The grants are awarded through four of MassCECs programs: AmplifyMass, Catalyst, Diversity in Cleantech - Early Stage (DICES), and InnovateMass. MassVentures also supports Catalyst, DICES, and InnovateMass.Massachusetts is home to world-class innovators who are leading in the emerging climatetech industry and tackling climate change head-on with the solutions our communities and our economy need, said Governor Maura Healey. Northeastern University (PI Abur) - Boston, MA $131,477 to develop a computationally efficient and statistically robust estimator that can track the transient state of inverter-based renewable energy sources in real time. Lithios, Inc. - Medford, MA $249,660 to develop the first field-deployable pilot system for Advanced Lithium Extraction (ALE) in Massachusetts.The Catalyst program funds researchers and early-stage companies looking to demonstrate initial prototypes of climate technologies, while DICES supports projects led by applicants who are underrepresented in the climatetech industry or those who face economic barriers to entry. Aquatic Labs - Cambridge, MA $350,000 to demonstrate its scalable, marine carbon sensor technology capable of providing real-time industrial scale monitoring for marine carbon and pH.Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is a state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy and climatetech sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits, and to secure long-term economic growth for the people of Massachusetts.