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Community Solar Spotlight October 2020
Boots on the ground: Stanford team puts decarbonized fertilizer to the test Sep 2020
Storing sunshine as affordable backup power Sep 2020
Solid electrolyte materials could improve safety and performance of lithium-ion batteries Sep 2020
Energy Impact final report: Enabling community solar Sep 2020
TomKat Center Programs (Digital Brochure) Sep 2020
TomKat Center’s Innovation Transfer Program steps up to the plate with new ventures Aug 2020
2019-2020 TomKat Center Year-in-Review July 2020
Innovation Transfer Spotlight: Where Medical Science Meets Wildfire Prevention July 2020
Dr. Georgia T. Papadakis appointed at ICFO June 2020
Innovation Transfer Spotlight: Stanford grads clean up diesel engines May 2020
California startup Opus 12 aims to help polluters recycle carbon dioxide May 2020
8 Global Agri-FoodTech Startups Reimagining the Future of Food May 2020
Students turn class projects into cleantech startups May 2020
TomKat Postdoc Applications Open May 2020
LaderaTech acquired by Perimeter Solutions May 2020
2020 NREL Industry Growth Forum Best Venture Award goes to Laderatech May 2020
2020 MIT Clean Energy Prize Grand Prize Winner Nitricity May 2020
Fertilizer startup Nitricity wins BASES 100K challenge April 2020
Antora Energy recently demonstrated the world's most efficient solid state heat engine March 2020
These new battery technologies could be the future of energy storage March 2020
ClearMetal Raises Capital to Help Companies Keep Up With Amazon February 2020
Fuel-saving TruckWings will be option on Agility Fuel conversions February 2020
APPLY NOW! Graduate Student Fellowships January 2020
UPS gets a lift as TruckWings eliminates the tractor-trailer gap January 2020
Microbial DNA can reveal water’s underground origins January 2020
Applications for TomKat's energyStartup Internship Program are now open January 2020
Forbes selects seven Stanford students in cleantech for "30 Under 30" December 2019
Research Spotlight: Chibueze Amanchukwu Postdoc December 2019
Innovation Transfer Spotlight: Stanford business grad hopes to clean up same-day delivery November 2019
Precourt Institute, TomKat Center and Bits & Watts award $1.3 million for new energy research October 2019
Opus12 in Science article: how renewable energy is helping industry wean itself off carbon feedstocks October 2019
NPR with Tandem PV: How big oil of the past helped launch the solar industry of today October 2019
MIT Review of TomKat IT team Antora Energy October 2019
Innovation Transfer Spotlight: Providing dignified, sustainable housing to refugees October 2019
2019 TomKat Center Postdoctoral Fellows Announced October 2019
Stanford researchers have developed a gel-like fluid to prevent wildfires October 2019
Getting to 100% renewables requires cheap energy storage; new research gives energy storage a cost target September 2019
LaderaTech's gel prevents plants from burning to stop wildfires September 2019
IT Team Skycool Systems: This space-age tech cuts cooling costs — and carbon emissions August 2019
Dionne and Kanan become co-directors of Stanford’s TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy August 2019
This Entrepreneur Shines A Light On The Power Of Female Deeptech CEOs August 2019
Education Spotlight: Stanford grad students bring inventive, open-ended science to the South Bay August 2019
Energy From Seawater July 2019
Net Zero Accelerator Selects TomKat Innovation Transfer Grantees July 2019
2018-19 Innovation Transfer Program Awardees July 2019
Innovation Spotlight: Stanford team designs a solar-powered incubator for Tanzanian chicken farmers July 2019
Google and Aurora Solar Take Aim at Rooftop PV’s Soft Costs July 2019
Steering wind power in a new direction: How skewing turbines boosts farm output July 2019
Innovation Spotlight: Stanford grads envision the transformative potential of high-voltage power May 2019
TomKat Center: 10 years of action and impact May 2019
Cuberg's New Lithium Metal Batteries Can Power Drones for Longer April 2019
Cleantech hackathon’s winning team leveraged interdisciplinary skills April 2019
Energy Spotlight – Danica Sarlya, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy April 2019
Opus12 and FullMoon Sensors among the Finalists at the World Materials Forum startup challenge April 2019
Tandem PV Secures a Rare Fund Raise for Perovskite Solar April 2019
Innovation Spotlight: Stanford students use drone technology to speed up powerline inspections April 2019
TomKat Issues Seed Grant Request for Proposals (RFP) February 2019
Aurora Solar Raises $20 Million Series A to Scale Solar Software February 2019
Applications for TomKat's Energy Impact Fellowships are now open January 2019
Applications for TomKat's energyStartup Internship Program are now open January 2019
2018 Energy Impact Summer Fellows Spotlight January 2019
Antora Energy’s Shell/NREL prize is latest in series that started with TomKat Center January 2019
TomKat, Precourt, and GCEP award $2 million for new energy research in 2018 December 2018
Healyx Spotlight: Waiting for Closure December 2018
Stanford to go 100 percent solar by 2021 December 2018
Citrine Informatics Wins 2018 Best in Biz Awards Start-up of the Year November 2018
Indrio takes second place in Smogathon November 2018
TomKat postdoc makes movies of photochemistry in single nanoparticles November 2018
TomKat awardees named to Forbes 30 under 30 in energy November 2018
Forbes selects five Stanford people involved in energy for "30 Under 30" November 2018
There's a renaissance happening for energy entreprenuers November 2018
2018 TomKat Postdoctoral Fellows Announced October 2018
Bill Gates adds Fervo Energy to his clean energy fund September 2018
Solstice wins global startup competition September 2018
Solstice makes the Forbes Women-Led Startups Shaking up Tech September 2018
Antora Energy receives a $3M award from ARPA-E September 2018
Fervo Energy awarded grant by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy September 2018
Ceres Imaging makes The Tech Tribune's list of 2019 Best Tech Startups in Oakland September 2018
Citrine Informatics makes Forbes' list of 25 Machine Learning Startups to watch August 2018
Ceres Imaging acquires venture capital to further develop their crop management program August 2018
Stanford scientists combine approaches to overhaul wind farms August 2018
Cuberg wins the WMF Start-Up Challenge August 2018
FLOW's 2018 Winners: Antora Energy July 2018
Scientists advance new affordable way to store wind and solar electricity on a large scale July 2018
Can California's Carbon Queen Recycle Pollution? July 2018
Stanford researchers advance the next generation of semiconductors July 2018
Outer Space Could Revolutionize Air Conditioning June 2018
University of Maryland partners with Keewi to reduce electricity waste June 2018
2017-18 Innovation Transfer Program Awardees June 2018
TomKat seed grant leads to new treatment plant that can clean wastewater while creating energy May 2018
Opus 12 and SoCalGas Simplify Conversion of CO2 Into Storable Renewable Energy May 2018
Citrine Informatics Closes Financing Round to Meet International Demand for Materials-Driven AI April 2018
Could This New Material Mitigate the Climate Damage from the Global Air Conditioning Boom? April 2018
Scientists Use Machine Learning to Speed Discovery of Metallic Glass April 2018
Going Vegan? Eating Sustainable Beef Can Be Good for the Environment April 2018
Three Reasons Why Solar Designs Fall Short April 2018
Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model April 2018
Stanford undergraduates explore the feasibility of “floatovoltaics” February 2018
Iris PV Helps to Modernize Rooftop Solar Production February 2018
TomKat Center issues research seed grant RFP February 2018
Boeing invests in Cuberg to Advance Battery Technology January 2018
TomKat Summer Program Applications are Now Open January 2018
Opus12: 25 People Shaping the Future in Tech, Science, Medicine, Activism and More December 2017
Citrine: The AI Company that Helps Boeing Cook New Metals for Jets December 2017
A Delicate Balance: Finding the right formulation and business model, to reinvent batteries December 2017
Opus12 makes CNBC's list of start-ups proving innovation isn't dead November 2017
Plug loads: The last frontier of energy efficiency November 2017
XStream Introduces Industry-First Active-Aero Device to Streamline Trucks and Boost Fuel Economy November 2017
TomKat Center Welcomes a New Cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows to Stanford November 2017
Ceres Imaging scores $2.5M to bring machine learning-powered insights to farmers November 2017
New grants for energy research help faculty explore fresh ideas October 2017
ClearMetal Wins Data Intelligence Platform Award October 2017
Engineers Have Found a Way to 3D Print Super Strong Aluminum September 2017
Solstice is redefining Nigeria's electrical grid September 2017
ClearMetal gets 9 million dollars for its logistics platform September 2017
New water-cooling solar panels could lower the cost of air conditioning by 20% September 2017
Stanford Achieves Top Ranking for Sustainability August 2017
Artificial Intelligence: The Future of New Materials Discovery August 2017
Solstice Energy named runner-up in Cisco global challenge June 2017
Ventures in sustainability require extra perseverance June 2017
Advances in wireless charging June 2017
Startup success for Stanford students yields riches — and a return to the dorms June 2017
Opus 12 hopes to rewrite the history of carbon emissions June 2017
Ceres Imaging Lands $5 Million in Series A Funding to Help Growers Manage Crops and Optimize Yield May 2017
Opus12's Kendra Kuhl is featured in Motherboard's Humans of the Year April 2017
Download Keewi's Occupant Engagement Case Study April 2017
Solstice wins MIT Clean Energy Prize April 2017
ClearFlame accepted into Argonne Nat'l Lab's Chain Reaction Innovations Program April 2017
Stanford researchers pioneer use of solar energy to make fertilizer on farms March 2017
Opus 12 founders featured in Smithsonianas "Innovators to Watch in 2017" March 2017
TomKat Research Spotlight: Waste Not, Want Not March 2017
Solstice wins Berkeley's Cleantech University Prize February 2017
Roddenberry Foundation's grand prize for transformative innovation goes to Opus 12 February 2017
TomKat Center issues research seed grant RFP February 2017
Ceres and Opus 12 named to Energy Excelerator's 2017 cohort February 2017
TomKat / StartX Prize Competition now accepting applications January 2017
Applications for TomKat's Energy Impact Fellowships are now open January 2017
Citrine Informatics named to CB Insights' "AI 100" List January 2017
Applications for TomKat's energyStartup Internship Program are now open January 2017
TomKat Center announces new group of Innovation Transfer Program awardees January 2017
Cuberg's Richard Wang named to Forbes' "30 under 30" list of energy entrepreneurs January 2017
Aurora Solar's Chris Hopper named to Forbes' "30 under 30" list of energy entrepreneurs January 2017
Stanford research may lead to safer batteries December 2016
PastureMap helps ranchers manage grasslands November 2016
ClearMetal wins Lloyd's List Big Data Award October 2016
TomKat's Energy Impact fellows make solar conversion simpler for public schools October 2016
Opus 12 named co-winner of Ashton Kutcher's Change The World Prize October 2016
Startup founders stress need for sustainable energy support network October 2016
XStream Trucking and SkyCool Sytems take home the energy award at SXSW October 2016
Stanford to generate 65% of its power from clean, renewable sources by year's end October 2016
TomKat Center welcomes inaugural class of postdoctoral fellows October 2016
TomKat Innovation Transfer grantee Cuberg closes second-round financing September 2016
TomKat/StartX Prize provides an electrifying summer for two student entrepreneurs September 2016
Opus12's Kendra Kuhl named one of Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35 September 2016
Solstice Energy helps Nigerian homeowners manage power September 2016
XStream Trucking is driving change September 2016
2016 energy seed grants announced August 2016
TomKat Center mentor Charlie Gay tapped to lead the SunShot Initiative August 2016
Stanford scientists help energy utilities analyze and act on consumer data July 2016
XStream Trucking wins second place in DOEs Cleantech University Prize June 2016
XStream and SkyCool win prizes at FLOW June 2016
ClearMetal uses predictive logistics to transform global shipping June 2016
Tailored messages, prizes and technology seen as key to pro-environmental behavior April 26, 2016
Speedy Cycles: Stanford student examines the pros and cons of electric bikes and scooters March 2016
TomKat Center Issues RFP for Research Seed Grants LOI due April 1, 2016
Ceres Imaging wins 2016 Water Data Challenge March, 17, 2016
Cuberg and Iris PV selected to join Cyclotron Road March 1, 2016
Women Entrepreneurs in Cleantech Discuss Overcoming Gender Barriers March 1, 2016
Here's the Fastest Way to Get Packages to Your Front Door (No, It's Not Drones) February 24, 2016
Cuberg and Opus12 are finalists in the first ever Berkeley Cleantech University Prize (Berkeley CUP) February 2, 2016
Stanford students again well represented in Forbes' "30 Under 30 in Energy" list January 15, 2016
Stanford students participate on the cutting edge of the new energy future- energyStartup summer internships
Follow the Stanford delegation at COP 21 through blogs, podcasts, videos, and photos December 7, 2015
Precourt Institute and TomKat Center award $2.1 million for energy research December 2, 2015
TomKat Innovation Spotlight- Ceres Imaging
"A Record-setting Way to Make Transparent Conductors: Spread Them Like Butter on Toast" SLAC News Center, November 2, 2015
Solar Energy’s Land-Use Impact Carnegie Science, October 19, 2015
Opus12 just won Fortune's clean tech startup competition September 29, 2015
TomKat issues call for Innovation Transfer Grant pre-proposals September 24, 2015
TomKat Research Spotlight- Making Wind Farms More Productive September 2015
Student Teams Win Grants to Commercialize Stanford Energy Inventions July 29, 2015
Aurora Solar is solving solar’s logistical headaches July 1, 2015
Aurora Solar celebrates 500MW milestone June 24, 2015
TomKat grantee Citrine Informatics featured in GSB Insights June 22, 2015
Etosha Cave of TomKat Grantee Opus12 speaks at TEDx Stanford May 17, 2015
Data mining our way to the next generation of thermoelectrics May, 15, 2015
TomKat grantees NexTint and Obtainium (now Opus12) winners at DOE FLow Competition May 6, 2015
The TomKat Center celebrates its first 5 years. Watch the Video April 2015
NexTint and Vorpal advance to semi-finals of MIT Clean Energy Prize April 2015
The TomKat Center issues a RFP for research on Distributed Production and Energy Generation April 13, 2015
Solar could meet California energy demand three to five times over March 15, 2015
The Guardian highlights Vorpal's plan to make power from waste February 27, 2015
Summer Technologies selected by Tech Crunch Magazine among top 5 at StartX demo day February 5, 2015
The New York Times features clean energy incubator which includes our team Obtainium February 5, 2015
Innovation Transfer awardee Greg Mulholland in Forbes’ "30 Under 30" January 5, 2015
