Energy Department Announces Over $35 Million to Advance Emerging Energy Technologies
Washington, D.C., August 29, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an investment of more than $35 million to support 42 innovative projects aimed at advancing emerging energy technologies. These projects, funded through DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF), focus on critical areas such as grid security, artificial intelligence, nuclear energy, and advanced manufacturing.
The selected initiatives will leverage an additional $21 million in cost-sharing contributions from both private and public partners. This collaboration brings total funding for the projects to over $57.5 million. The program is designed to accelerate the transition of promising technologies developed at DOE National Laboratories, plants, and sites into commercial markets.
Driving Innovation Through Public-Private Partnerships
The TCF program, managed under the Office of Technology Commercialization’s Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call, plays a vital role in strengthening America’s economic and national security. By supporting partnerships between public entities and private companies, the program maximizes taxpayer investments, promotes American innovation, and enhances the United States’ position in the global energy landscape.
Secretary of Energy Wright emphasized the significance of the National Laboratories in maintaining U.S. leadership in scientific innovation. “These projects have the potential to accelerate technological breakthroughs that will define the future of science and help secure America’s energy future,” he stated.
Highlights from the 2025 Project Selections
The projects funded this year span 19 DOE National Labs, plants, and sites. Some notable initiatives include:
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Launching America’s Cradle to Commerce (AC2C), an expansion of the successful Cradle to Commerce (C2C) program. AC2C provides comprehensive support to facilitate the transition of lab-based innovations to the marketplace. The original C2C program has already demonstrated its impact by enabling participating startups to raise more than $15 million and initiating five commercial pilots within 18 months.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Enhancing the Visual Intellectual Property Search (VIPS) tool through VIPS 2.0. This upgraded platform will offer seamless searching capabilities across a vast database of National Laboratory innovations that are available for licensing or open-source use, thereby simplifying technology transfer.
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Argonne National Laboratory: Supporting the commercialization of the OpenMC Monte Carlo particle transport code via the Exascale Computing Project. This advancement will aid nuclear safety and analysis by overcoming barriers to market readiness, thereby speeding up design and licensing processes for U.S. nuclear reactor projects.
About the Technology Commercialization Fund
The Technology Commercialization Fund is an instrumental resource that enables DOE laboratories and sites to form strategic partnerships with private industry. Through these partnerships, the fund supports the development and commercialization of innovative technologies, ultimately contributing to national energy security and economic growth.
For full details on the 2025 funded projects, please visit the DOE website.
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