AWS Launches Clean Energy Accelerator for Startups
Addressing climate change requires innovation across the world, across industries, and across startups and multi-national corporations. From distributed energy to storage solutions to efficiency and optimization software—clean technology investment and innovation is surging.
With this surge in demand comes a rapid proliferation of startups working to solve today’s biggest energy challenges. To help foster this innovation, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator on May 6.
The AWS Clean Energy Accelerator is AWS’s first accelerator focused on fostering rapid growth of clean tech innovations. The goal of the AWS Energy Accelerator is to help startups working in clean energy accelerate their impact, access additional resources, and expand their reach. Applications are open and proposals are due by June 8, 2021. AWS is offering this opportunity in collaboration with Freshwater Advisors, a national innovation consultancy and venture catalyst.
AWS and Freshwaters Advisors are accepting applications from startups working with clean technology for energy storage, monitoring, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), seismic activity, hydrogen generation for energy, smart grid, geothermal optimization, material science, as well as other areas of opportunity.
Applications will be judged on several factors including the innovation and unique nature of the project, the overall value the solution will bring to the industry, the creative application of AWS to solve problems, and the team’s ability to deliver on an identified opportunity.
Together with Freshwater Advisors, AWS will select 10 startups to participate in this five-week accelerator. Selected startups may receive AWS Activate Promotional Credit, as well as technical, business, and go-to-market mentorship from AWS clean energy experts. The program will also offer collaboration opportunities with AWS energy customers and members of Amazon Partner Network (APN) looking for clean energy solutions.
May 10, 2021