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The Washington Clean Energy Testbeds partnered with the CleanTech Alliance and VertueLab to establish the Northwest Cleantech Innovation Network (NWCIN) through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC).
As part of this program, the Testbeds launched the Cleantech Hardware Innovation Prototyping (CHIP) program to increase access to advanced capabilities for scaled prototyping, testing, and demonstration. Applicants can apply for funding to develop their technologies at the Testbeds facility in Seattle, WA. An application period occurs annually, with the intent of providing 3â6 applicants each year with $10kâ$25k worth of access to the Testbeds equipment, plus a materials budget up to $5k, over a 6-month period.
Entrepreneurs and startup companies in need of access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to develop, advance, prototype, and/or manufacture their innovative clean energy technologies are eligible to apply. Applicant companies should be pre-B-round, or similar metric, in maturity.