This document provides an overview of clean energy innovation in New York State. It discusses CNSE's Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC) and clean energy incubator (iCLEAN) which work to develop and commercialize clean energy technologies. It also describes New York's comprehensive clean energy innovation ecosystem, which includes university research, business incubation, public-private partnerships, and established manufacturing facilities. The goal is to support clean energy startups and help transition technologies from the lab to commercial scale manufacturing. Metrics like private investment, jobs created, and new products introduced are used to measure the success of this innovation ecosystem.
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1. Update on the New York State Clean Energy Boom
Nicholas Querques
Assistant Vice President for Clean Energy Programs
College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
October 15, 2012
NYSBA Intellectual Property Law Section Greentech Committee
2. Overview
CNSE background
E2TAC, CNSEs clean energy R&D center
iCLEAN, CNSEs clean energy incubator
Clean energy innovation in NYS
New York Business Plan Competition
Academic innovation and entrepreneurship in NYS
CNSEs innovation ecosystem
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3. CNSEs shared-use, co-location model
NanoFab Central NanoFab X
$75M, 100K ft2 250K ft2
NanoFab North
15K Cleanroom
$175M, 228K ft2
35K Cleanroom
NanoFab 200
$25M, 70K ft2
4K Cleanroom
NanoFab South
$75M, 150K ft2
32K Cleanroom
NanoFab East
$100M, 250K ft2
800K ft2 cutting-edge facilities (with 80,000 ft2 of 300 mm Cleanrooms)
Partners include SEMATECH, IBM, Intel, GlobalFoundries, AMD, Micron, Infineon, Samsung,
Tokyo Electron, and TSMC, US Army, NIST, and others
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5. Global Foundries
Technology Campus
Infotonics Foundry
(Saratoga Springs)
Center & Park
Marcy NanoCenter
Campus (Utica)
SEDC
(Halfmoon)
Watervliet Arsenal
Technology Park
Albany NanoTech Complex
Technology Hub
Lockheed Martin
Electronics Park
IBM East Fishkill
Innovation Requires Fab Campus
Close Coupling
Between R&D and
Manufacturing
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6. Energy and Environmental
Technology Applications Center
Created in 1998 as an active expansion of CNSE
Leverages CNSEs intellectual power base and state-of-the-art
infrastructure to integrate new technologies to advanced energy and
environmental applications through:
Technology Development
Education and Outreach
Business Acceleration
E2TAC focuses on developing clean energy and environmental
technologies
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7. Clean energy technology thrusts
Evolutionary Disruptive Revolutionary
Smart Grid - Advanced Solar Energy Storage
Energy Efficiency
CIGS Batteries
Green buildings Thin film Ultracapacitors
Monitoring/control systems a-Silicon Fuel Cells/H2
Power electronics Polymer-based Catalysts
Power quality Silicon-based Electrodes
Sensors
Short Term Medium Term Long Term
Market Focus Investment Focus Policy Focus
Industry Driven Technology Driven Research Driven
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9. Education outreach and workforce development
Education Outreach
K-12 workshops
NanoHigh partnership with City School District of Albany
Girls Inc. Eureka!速 program
NanoCareer Days
NANOvember
CNSE Community Day
Colloquium Series
Workforce Development
Technician, operator, and installer training programs
Transitioning entrepreneur program
Graduate (PhD and MS) and undergraduate programs (BS)
Nano+MBA program
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10. NYSERDA funded incubation: iCLEAN
Partnership with HVCFI & NYSERDA/STEP
Leverages 10 years of experience
incubating over 100 companies in
partnership with Clean Energy Alliance
iCLEAN incubates nanotechnology-
enabled, early stage clean energy
technology startups
Goals and Objectives:
Clean energy technology and business
development
Map of Tech Valley with three
Commercialization acceleration iCLEAN locations highlighted.
Education and training
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11. iCLEAN technology commercialization approach
Government Funding Public-Private
Partnerships Private Funding
Expand to overcome the Valley of Death and Mountain of Debt
Market transformation strategies require funding throughout the lifecycle of the
product development process
Create and grow public-private partnerships through robust network
Align objectives between federal, state, and industry programs to leverage funds
most effectively
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12. iCLEAN services and programs
Business Assistance (on-site and virtual)
Business/marketing/financial plan development
Investor pitch development and other investor readiness activities
Coaching and mentoring through EIR program
Technical Assistance
Proof of concept testing to manufacturing assistance
Market validation, technology maturation, and commercialization
roadmap development
Education and Outreach Assistance
Networking events
Collegiate business plan competition
Cleantech startup investor forum and competition
Bootcamp training and information forums
Entrepreneurial development series
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13. Clean energy innovation in NYS
Initiatives championed by NYSERDA
6 incubators, including iCLEAN, across the state
New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium
(NY-BEST)
NYS Smart Grid Consortium
Proof-of-Concept Center Initiative
CNSEs Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium
Cooperative R&D among industry, university, and government
partners to accelerate the development, commercialization, and
manufacturing of next-generation solar photovoltaic technologies
Focus on manufacturability pilot manufacturing leading to wide-
scale manufacturing
Overall investment of $300M over 5 years from DOE, industry,
NYS, and others
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14. Measuring the clean energy economy in metros
Brookings Institution 2011 Report: Sizing the Clean Economy
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15. New York Business Plan Competition
Venture creation and innovation competition established in 2009
2012 competition featured 125 teams from 25 institutions
2013 competition has been expanded to feature the 10 Regional
Economic Development Council zones
Only leading collegiate business competition in the nation that is
a regionally coordinated, collaborative statewide program
The winners are selected each year by investors including
venture capitalists, angels, investment bankers, other
sophisticated public and private investors, and seasoned
entrepreneurs
At the end of the 2012 competition, more than $310K in cash
and in-kind prizes have been awarded to student entrepreneurs
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16. Past winner: B.E.S.S. Technologies
2010 NYS Business Plan
Competition grand prize winner
CNSE spinout company
Developing better anodes for
Li-ion batteries
$150K in NSF funding
$525K in NYSERDA funding
Currently finalizing investment
agreement with strategic private
investor for $1.5M seed
investment
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17. Pipeline for innovation ecosystem
iCLEAN
NYSERDA funded clean energy and nanotechnology incubator
Tech-VIP
CNSEs internal idea competition for students and faculty
New York Business Plan Competition
Statewide collegiate pitch competition for all startups
Over 30 early investors VCs, angels, sophisticated public investors
Over $225K in cash prizes and $30k in services annually
New Energy Symposium
Northeast regional pitch competition for cleantech startups
Over 50 investors and bankers VCs, angels, institutional investors
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18. Case in point: CNSE
A comprehensive clean energy innovation ecosystem
University
Consortium US PVMC space
University/National PVMC technology programs Industry
Lab collaborations
Basic research Early stage Technology transfer High-volume
development to member manufacturing
development
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19. CNSEs innovation ecosystem model
Established
Companies
Companies are ready
Later Stage for commercialization
Startups Manufacturing scale
Incubation and facilities are readily
acceleration available
activities Existing supply chain of
Early Stage Creation of large companies in
marketing and region for support
Startups
business plans,
Proof of concept technology
and RD&D roadmaps, and
Grant identification investor
and writing presentations
assistance to fund Prepare companies
initial technology for investors and
and business strategic
development partnerships
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20. Examples of metrics and impacts to strive for
iCLEAN measures its companys
success by the following metrics: University
Research
Private investment raised Scientists
Public investment raised
Jobs created or retained
Industry
New products introduced Business
Scientists &
Incubator
Revenue generated Engineers
CNSEs Economic Impact
Since 2001: $14B investments and over Incubation is just a piece of
2,600 high-paying R&D jobs currently on site the entire ecosystem
You also need R&D and
Projected by 2013: 3,500 R&D jobs
manufacturing to build a
Since 2001: 12,000 jobs created/retained;
successful clean energy
$1B total wages; $20B total investment innovation ecosystem
Projected by 2015: 20,000 jobs
created/retained; $2.25B wages
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