DOE sponsored Innovation Ecosystems

ECC Innovation Ecosystem

Our Mission

Our mission is to engage our partner network to drive research energy technologies to the next stage of validation via rapid prototyping, pilot development, or commercial scale deployment. De-risked and vetted energy technologies/IP made available through ECC are of investment grade

Our Goal

What if Universities, Research Labs, Businesses and Venture Capital Networks teamed up to advance Clean Energy Commercialization? It’s happening every day at ECC.

De-risking and Scale up

Creating business models

Customizing commercialization

solutions Generating Deal

Flow

ECC’s Nation-wide Research Partners

In the pipeline: 8 other research partners

Strategic Partner Members

With over 25 partners across the region and around the country – today ECC has become a growing commercialization ecosystem

Clean Energy Solar

Others

Energy Storage

Env/Water

Bio-Energy

Energy Technologies – DealFlow

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68+ outside energy technologies in ECC’s portfolio

Jing Jiang, MS in Finance 2013 Candidate!Previously, Jing was a research assistant for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Utah, specializing in biodiesel extraction from algae biomass using heightened ozonation. Jing has an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Utah and BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University.

Interest Areas: Energy analysis and risk management!

Chane Kellerstrass, MBA 2013 Candidate!Previously, Chane was an analyst for J.P. Morgan’s Private Banking group in Scottsdale, Arizona as well as having completed two marketing internships for Chevron in San Ramon, CA (Chevron Headquarters) and in Seoul, South Korea. Chane has a Bachelors of Finance from the University of Utah.!

Interest Areas: Hydrogen fuel cells, and oil/gas efficiencies!

Ryan Badger, MBA and MS Mechanical Engineering 2014 Candidate!

Previously, Ryan was an airline pilot and has held internships in holography and carbon nano-tubes. Ryan has education in Aviation and has a BS in Physics from Utah Valley University.!!Interest Areas:  Business opportunity analysis, solar power, smart grid technology, control and sensor systems, and flight propulsion!

ECC’s Dedicated Team of Analysts

What do we offer ?

• Energy Machine - a tiered technology and market de-risking and vetting process

• Western Innovation Network(WIN) - link and leverage assets for validation of research energy technologies

• We forge strategic alliances, link and leverage commercialization resources (funding, IP strategy, JV development, pilot development)- Critical Market and Technology Adoption Insight from Partner Members

• We leverage our network to address the problem of discoverability of resources for energy technology commercialization

• We provide high quality deal flow to our partners

• Corporate funded R&D and Collaborative Research

Funding Commercialization

•  JV technology development/Virtual Incubation -  The “Energy Machine” – derisking and

vetting process – allows to virtually incubate

-  Strategic Partner network of early stage investors and stakeholders

-  Universities as clean energy playgrounds

•  Clean Energy Business Competitions through the national network

•  Crowd Funding Professional Association(CFPA) – housing their national office at University of Utah

ECC DealFlow

•  Dealflow – Over 120 investment opportunities currently offered through its technology portfolio for its members.

•  De-risked and vetted IP offers a strong value proposition for screening investment opportunities

•  Clean Energy and Renewable Energy Technologies/IP in the portfolio

Unique consultative process– Our first step is a detailed analysis of partner’s needs for

commercialization. Whether it is a partner who is looking for resources or looking for the next big investment/service opportunity, we at ECC strive to make it happen while assuring confidentiality,

security and protection of proprietary information and assets in our partnerships.

www.ecc.utah.edu

Questions ?

Varun Gowda Director - Energy Commercialization Center

423 Wakara Way, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84108

(O) 801 581 3278 | (F) 801-585-3540  vgowda@egi.utah.edu

www.ecc.utah.edu