The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has announced $4.5 million in funding for 23 clean energy and climate technology projects. This investment will accelerate innovation and business growth in 13 cities and towns across Massachusetts. Among these is Cubic PV, that secured $300,000 to improve material quality, which will improve performance for solar panels.
The grants are awarded through four of MassCEC’s programs: AmplifyMass, Catalyst, Diversity in Climatetech - Early Stage (DICES), and InnovateMass. MassVentures also supports Catalyst, DICES, and InnovateMass.
“Massachusetts continues to lead by moving innovation out of the lab and into the marketplace,” said Governor Maura Healey. “These awards help promising technologies reach customers faster and strengthen our economy.”
“These investments are about scale and local impact,” said Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll. “By making it easier for startups to grow roots in our cities and towns, we’re creating the conditions for long-term business success and job creation.”
“Massachusetts excels at turning world-class research into real-world solutions,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. “With this round of funding, we’re helping innovators bridge the hardest gap, so families, businesses, and communities see the benefits of these technologies sooner.”
“The pathway these awards create for innovators is essential to economic development,” said MassCEC Interim CEO Dr. Jennifer Le Blond. “Early-stage companies often face the highest risks on the road to commercialization. These programs provide a launchpad to reduce those risks so projects can accelerate, reach the market sooner, and build strong, successful companies in Massachusetts.”
“Together with MassCEC, we are removing key commercialization hurdles like customer validation, first pilots, and access to follow-on capital,” said MassVentures CEO Charlie Hipwood. “That’s how diverse founders scale faster, how innovations get into the field, and how Massachusetts continues to set the pace for climatetech.”
AmplifyMass provides cost-share or adder funding for federal and non-federal prime award recipients, supporting both clean energy technology academic researchers and companies. Including this latest round of awards, since its launch in 2015, the program has awarded over $24 million to 150 academic research projects and startups, resulting in over $308 million in leveraged funding.
