Innovation Transfer
Innovation Spotlight
Innovation Transfer Grants
| Funding Year | Name | Description | Team Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Fall | Empowered Homes | Using technology and data, Enpowered Homes will help South Africans gain access to alternative energy sources and provide a great customer service experience through our one-stop-shop solution. |
Zweli Mfundisi (MBA, GSB), Thebe Tsatsimpe (Harvard) and Prof. Stefan Reichelstein (PI, GSB) |
| 2020 Spr | Distribute Capital | Distribute Capital is a new kind of direct-to-investor, direct-to-project sustainable infrastructure investment fund. |
Adrien Duroc-Danner (JD, Law & MS, E-IPER), Rob Auger (GSB), Juliana Lu-Yang (ChemE BS), and PI: Prof. Stefan Reichelstein (GSB) |
| 2018 Spr | XFlow | XFlow Energy is developing robust, inexpensive, and efficient vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) technologies focused on reducing the cost of wind energy generation. |
Ian Brownstein (PhD, ME), Ben Strom (PhD, University of Washington), and PI: Prof. John Dabiri, (CEE & ME) |
| 2018 Spr | Weave Grid | Weave Grid brings together utility, automotive and driver data to remotely optimize and control electric vehicle charging, thus addressing grid integration challenges from EV adoption and enabling a faster transition to electric transportation. |
Apoorv Bhargava (MS E-IPER; MBA, GSB), John Taggart (PhD, MS&E), Prof. James Sweeney (MS&E) |
| 2017 Fall | Fervo Energy | Fervo Energy is a geothermal energy company founded to leverage recent innovations from the oil and gas industry to dramatically lower the cost and expand the resource base of geothermal energy. |
Tim Latimer (MBA, MS-EIPER), Ankush Singh (PhD Geophysics), Ahinoam Pollack (PhD Energy Resources Engineering), Prof. Tapan Mukerji, ERE (PI) |
| 2017 Spr | ClimateAI | ClimateAI has developed a cloud based enterprise software platform for existing (or planned) energy generation assets (including hydropower plants) which will enable stakeholders to undertake precise evaluations of climate change related impacts. |
Himanshu Gupta (MBA, MS E-IPER), Max Cody Evans (MBA, MS E-IPER), Prof. Hau Lee (GSB) |
| 2017 Spr | SalCell | SalCell proposes a scale-up and commercialization of the mixing entropy battery (MEB) to be used as an electrical generator run by saltwater. |
Jianqiao Xu (Eng, CEE), Kristian Dubrawski (PostDoc, CEE), Prof. Yi Cui (MSE), Prof. Craig Criddle (CEE) |
| 2016 Fall | Indrio Technologies | Laser sensor for monitoring chemicals at high temperatures and pressures in order to enhance engine performance and reduce emissions |
Ritobrata Sur (PostDoc, PhD, ME), Shengkai Wang (PhD, ME), Prof. Ronald K. Hanson (ME) |
| 2016 Fall | ClearFlame Engines | Diesel-engine-replacement technology that allows for greater efficiency, higher performance, and cleaner emissions |
Julie Blumreiter (PhD, ME), Bernard Johnson (PhD, ME), Prof. Chris Edwards (ME) |
| 2016 Spr | donut | Optimization model that integrates clean energy technologies in the design of microgrids |
Brock Taute (MS, CEE), Dan Sambor (MS, CEE), Miles Evans (MS, CEE), Prof. Gil Masters (CEE) |
| 2016 Spr | SHYFT Power Solutions | Software platform that provides data-driven design of residential grid-assisted energy systems |
Cole Stites-Clayton (MS, CEE), Ugwem Eneyo (PhD, CEE), Prof. Gil Masters (CEE) |
| 2015 Fall | Tandem PV | Mechanically-stacked perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells |
Colin Bailie (PhD, MSE), William Nguyen (PhD, Chemistry) and Prof. Michael McGehee (MSE) |
| 2015 Spr | Cuberg | Cuberg - Ultra-lightweight next-generation lithium metal batteries |
Mauro Pasta (Post Doc, MSE), Richard Wang (PhD, MSE) and Prof. Yi Cui (MSE) |
| 2015 Spr | Humblade | Miniature ultrasound sensor system for structural monitoring applications |
Alex Guo (Post Doc, PhD, EE), Kevin Zheng (PhD, EE), and Prof. Boris Murmann (EE) |
| 2015 Spr | Spark Thermionics | A novel thermionic energy converter (TEC) based on a microfabricated architecture |
Dan Riley (PhD, Phys), Jared Schwede (PhD, Phys), Nandita Bhaskhar (PhD, EE), and Prof. Roger Howe (EE) |
| 2014 Fall | Opus 12 | Turning CO2 into fuels and chemicals |
Kendra Kuhl (PhD ChemE/SLAC), Etosha Cave (PhD, ME), Nicholas Flanders (MBA/MS E-IPER), and Prof. Tom Jaramillo (ChemE) |
| 2014 Spr | Citrine Informatics | Big Data / Analytics applied to Sustainable Materials Discovery and Development |
Bryce Meredig (MBA, GSB), Greg Mulholland (MBA, GSB) Dr. Kyle Michel and Prof. Jens Norskov (ChemE) |
| 2013 Fall | NGEN Technologies | Energy generating waste water treatment system |
Yaniv Scherson (Postdoc, CEE) and Prof. Craig Criddle (CEE) |
| 2013 Fall | Aurora | Integrated cloud based PV design software |
Samuel Adeyemo (MBA, MS E-IPER), Chris Hopper (MBA), Al Karim Lalani (BA, MS, MS&E), Meseker Yohannes (MS, CS), Tomas Tinoco du Rubira (PhD, EE), Haley Sims (BS, Engineering), and Prof. Gil Masters (CEE) |
| 2013 Fall | Dragonfly Systems | Novel electronics for reducing PV installation cost |
Eric Mansfield (MS, MatSci), Andrew Ponec (BS, MatSci), Daniel Maren (BS, CS), Darren Hau (BS, EE), and Prof. Bill Dally (CS). |
