November 10, 2006—The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators (NACEBI) begun in 2000 by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has become the Clean Energy Alliance, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of clean energy businesses.
The Clean Energy Alliance will take the successful model of the NACEBI and expand on it by offering greater resources and a broader geographic reach, says the DOE. The NACEBI’s 11 incubators graduated 69 companies, which commercialized 102 technologies.
The Clean Energy Alliance, which will maintain close ties with NREL and the DOE, plans to add 10 more incubators in 2007, as well as offer expertise, business connections, and information essential to accelerating the growth of clean energy businesses nationwide.
The Alliance will host a variety of workshops and forums and develop assistance for refining company business plans, similar to NREL’s Growth Forums. Other activities will include education and outreach, developing and recognizing markets, and helping define research and development strategies.
NREL is the DOE’s primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for the DOE by Midwest Research Institute and Battelle.
For more information, visit NREL.
