DETROIT – NextEnergy, in partnership with Chicago-based Clean Energy Trust, will use a $745,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support clean energy companies with commercializing their technologies in the Midwest.
Expected to launch this month, the Midwest Innovation Bridge ? or the Bridge, for short ? will offer early-stage technology companies entrepreneurial training, technology partnerships, and access to demonstration platforms to support clean energy technology in the transportation, grid, and built environment sectors.
?I think what makes Illinois and Michigan unique is that we have very established businesses and multinational firms ? think the Big Three and Dow Chemical,? says Dan Radomski, NextEnergy?s vice president of industry and venture development. ?We?re partnering both small and large companies in our state and, sometimes, we might be partnering an early stage company in Michigan with an established business in Illinois, and vice versa. We?re broadening our communities to make the most meaningful connections that are going to accelerate technology development in energy and transportation for the coming years.?
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