What is The Clean Tech Center?

​The Clean Tech Center at the Tech Garden in Syracuse is a NYSERDA-funded initiative focused on supporting companies commercializing environmental and clean energy technologies. Clean Tech refers to an emerging sector of products, services, and processes that harness renewable energy sources, reduce the carbon footprint, and advance sustainability. Examples include:

• Renewable Energy: Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro, Solar, Solar Thermal, Wave, Wind
• Alternative Fuels: Biofuels, Biodiesel, Synfuels, Clean Fuels
• System Integration: Distributed Generation/On-Site Power, Energy Storage, Enabling Transmission, Power Systems Simulation, Smart Grid Technologies, Intelligent Technologies
• Transportation: Electric Vehicles , Fuel Cells , Hybrid Electric , Hydrogen, Advanced Battery Technologies
• Buildings & Construction: Energy Efficient Construction Materials, HVAC, Lighting, Appliances, Controls, Energy Management, Conservation
• Environmental Systems: Air and Water Quality, Testing, Treatment and Purification, Sensors, Bioremediation, Desalination, “Green Infrastructure”
• Energy Conservation: Energy Analysts, Auditors, Installers, Insulators, Recyclers, Waste Disposal and Management, Deconstruction and Reuse

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​The Clean Tech Center offers support for entrepreneurs and early stage companies through incubation, acceleration and retention. Collaborators include angel and venture investors, financial institutions and other lenders, colleges and universities, service providers, utilities, industry associations, and government agencies providing technical and financial assistance to foster clean technology business development. In addition, The Clean Tech Center works to connect clean tech companies with national and state resource providers for acceleration support of staged growth.
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​Clients are expected to cover a broad range of beneficiaries, from technologists interested in starting a company to profitable small and medium-sized enterprises in need of commercialization assistance to pursue new clean energy technology product development. Clients reside within physical incubator space at The Tech Garden and also virtually throughout Central New York. These entities are typically seeking access to unique technical and commercialization resources, such as those provided by The Tech Garden, Syracuse University, Syracuse Center of Excellence for Environmental and Energy Systems, and other research institutions in the Central New York region.

The Clean Tech Center also administers a NYSERDA-funded technical assistance grant program that may be available to qualified companies to help them access specialized testing or R&D support to advance through this dual track process and become “certified investment ready.”

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The Clean Tech Center is Funded by NYSERDA
Clean energy can power New York while protecting the environment. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, known as NYSERDA, promotes energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. These efforts are key to developing a less polluting and more reliable and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers. Collectively, NYSERDA’s efforts aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, accelerate economic growth, and reduce customer energy bills.