EPIC=Energy Program for Innovation Clusters
This program helps New York State companies accelerate development and commercialization of innovations for energy hardware to create Grid-Interactive and Energy & Efficient Buildings (GEBs). EPIC is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions and its Building Technologies Office. The goals are to strengthen the cluster of companies engaged with the GEB market, while promoting equity and public health in the built environment and supporting the nation’s transition to net-zero emissions.
Why Grid-interactive & Energy-Efficient Buildings?
Buildings account for more than 70% of U.S. electricity consumption and power sector CO2 emissions. Companies participating in the EPIC Buildings program will help turn buildings into clean, flexible energy resources by combining energy efficiency and demand flexibility with communications and smart technologies. American homes and buildings will be more affordable, comfortable and productive, while reducing power system costs, carbon emissions and stress on the grid – saving billions.
Program Benefits
Companies in the EPIC Buildings program have access to:
- The EPIC Buildings Accelerator is a six-month cohort-based program offered by CenterState CEO’s The Tech Garden, in collaboration with SyracuseCoE, that provides a suite of business incubation supports to early-mid stage companies targeting energy hardware innovations in grid-interactive and energy-efficient building technologies. Accelerator programming complements traditional accelerator services.
- Innovation Law Center Intellectual Property Landscape Survey research projects
- Small-scale Prototype Projects
To learn more about how the EPIC Buildings Program can support your company, contact Tammy Rosanio at tlrosani@syr.edu.