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The '''West Gate''' program, launched in November 2021 by the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), embeds innovators at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as the fourth node of the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), supporting over 15 fellows across three cohorts by 2025 who develop technologies from carbon dioxide storage to solar efficiency enhancements. With initial funding from EERE’s Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and support from the Colorado School of Mines, West Gate leverages NREL’s world-class labs—like the Energy Systems Integration | The '''West Gate''' program, launched in November 2021 by the Department of Energy’s [[Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy]] (EERE), embeds innovators at the [[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]] (NREL) as the fourth node of the [[Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program]] (LEEP), supporting over 15 fellows across three cohorts by 2025 who develop technologies from carbon dioxide storage to solar efficiency enhancements. | ||
With initial funding from EERE’s [[Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office]] (AMMTO) and support from the [[Colorado School of Mines]], West Gate leverages NREL’s world-class labs—like the [[Energy Systems Integration Facility]]—raising over $10 million in follow-on funding for its first cohort by 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrel.gov/west-gate/ |title=West Gate |publisher=National Renewable Energy Laboratory}}</ref> | |||
Cohort 3, the most diverse yet, began in September 2024, reinforcing DOE’s clean energy transition goals amid broader U.S. energy policy discussions. | |||
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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
West Gate is sponsored by EERE’s AMMTO, hosted at NREL’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC), and managed by Program Director Shelly Curtiss, with support from the Colorado School of Mines. Funding from AMMTO and DOE offices supports fellowships, lab access, and mentorship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/west-gates-third-cohort-most-diverse-set-of-technologies-yet.html |title=Cohort 3 Diversity |publisher=National Renewable Energy Laboratory}}</ref> | West Gate is sponsored by EERE’s AMMTO, hosted at NREL’s [[Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center]] (IEC), and managed by Program Director Shelly Curtiss, with support from the Colorado School of Mines. Funding from AMMTO and DOE offices supports fellowships, lab access, and mentorship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/west-gates-third-cohort-most-diverse-set-of-technologies-yet.html |title=Cohort 3 Diversity |publisher=National Renewable Energy Laboratory}}</ref> | ||
==Partners== | ==Partners== | ||