The **California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program** selects **eleven companies**—including **17, Inc., AmpTrans, and Navion Energy**—for its seventh annual Prototype Awards, honoring innovations in sustainable energy. Winners emerge from a competitive pool of **22 applicants**, evaluated through a rigorous business plan review. The program supports early-stage ventures developing clean energy solutions.
Scale For ClimateTech (S4C) introduces its 7th cohort of 19 climate tech companies focused on advancing clean energy manufacturing in New York State. The program, run by SecondMuse and NextCorps, has backed 121 companies since 2018, helping them secure over $1.2 billion in funding. This latest group aims to further commercialize hardware solutions for climate challenges.
Navion Energy develops sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to lithium-ion technology. The company targets cost reduction and sustainability by leveraging abundant sodium resources. Early applications focus on grid storage and electric vehicles, positioning itself in the growing energy storage market.
