March 11 (SeeNews) – The US Department of Energy (DOE) has picked 33 small businesses, including entities focused on solar, wind and wave power, to work directly with DOE national labs on the development of clean energy projects.
The particular businesses were chosen as part of Round 1 of the new Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. They will receive nearly USD 6.7 million (EUR 6m) in vouchers that can be used to perform collaborative research or access lab equipment or facilities, so they can move their innovative ideas and technologies closer to the marketplace, the DOE said in a press release on Thursday.
The investment under the first round of the USD-20-million SBV programme will be made by the department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The vouchers that are being awarded range from USD 50,000 to USD 300,000.
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