NEWS: Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $19 Million to Make Public Schools More Energy Efficient & Lower Costs 🏫
Mass Clean Energy Center is excited to announce the awardees of Round 2 of our Green School Works Program, administered on behalf of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In this round, we’re providing a total of $19 million to nine school districts across Massachusetts. The program aims to create safer, healthier learning environments for students and educators by making K–12 public school buildings more modern and energy-efficient, lowering school district costs, reducing pollution, and improving air quality.
Over 10,000 students, two thirds of whom come from low-income families, will benefit from our investment in their communities.
We're thrilled to build on the momentum of Round 1, which awarded more than $50 million to 18 public schools.
Congratulations to the awardee districts!
@arlingtonmaps
@falmouthpublicschools
lpseducation
@mp_schools
Methuen Public Schools
@newbedfordpublicschools
Northampton Public Schools
@trurocentral
@worcesterschools
Learn more about the projects ➡️ Link in bio!
Testing is a critical part of building trust in any technology. In a new blog post, #WindTechnologyTestingCenter Engineer Director George Blagdon explains how rigorous testing turns uncertainty into evidence.
At WTTC, that means putting full-scale wind turbine blades and other large structures to the test before they reach real world deployment.
Read the blog post to get a closer look at why we test ➡️ Link in bio.
As demand for solar energy grows, the industry must find efficient and affordable ways to keep up 🛠️☀️
Luminous Robotics, a MassCEC portfolio company, is transforming solar panel installation through a robotic, automated platform. With this technology, solar farms can be built faster, more safely, and at a lower cost.
Read more in our latest blog post ➡️ Link in bio.
Learn about our investment in breakthrough climatetech 🔗 Link in bio.
As #BostonClimateWeek comes to a close, we’re reflecting on one of the clearest takeaways from this week’s climate conversations: innovation is most powerful when it can move from ideas into everyday solutions.
Across Massachusetts, that shift is already happening, from smarter home energy use to advances in solar, storage, heat pumps, and grid technologies that are making clean energy more practical, affordable, and accessible.
In our latest blog, we look at how these innovations are helping lower costs, improve comfort, and support a cleaner, more reliable energy future for our state.
Read more ➡️ Link in bio.
As climate solutions continue to grow across the state, so does the need for a workforce ready to bring them to life.
At last night’s “Creating the Pipeline” at Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, our very own Jennifer Applebaum joined a discussion on how strong climate education can help prepare students for #cleanenergycareers and create pathways into the jobs needed to build, install, operate, and maintain these technologies.
Thank you to partners @bu_igs subjecttoclimate and Jackrabbit LX for making this event possible!
Learn how MassCEC is helping build the clean energy workforce of the future 🔗 Link in bio.
#BostonClimateWeek
Last night, @greentownlabs hosted a special #BostonClimateWeek edition of their signature #EnergyBar networking event, in partnership with @canarymediainc and sponsored by MassCEC. Entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, students, and policymakers gathered to discuss Massachusetts’ position as a global hub for innovation, and how to address current barriers to advancement.
Our CEO Ben Downing joined the panel to discuss ways to keep clean energy and climatetech innovators in the state.
Thank you to Greentown Labs and Canary Media for bringing together innovators and climate champions to have this important conversations.
Learn more about how we support climate innovators 🔗 Link in bio.
Today, we put climatetech on center stage in the heart of Boston! 🏙️
At Climate Tech Crossing, innovators showcased their cutting-edge #climate technologies in Downtown Crossing. They connected with community members and industry stakeholders, and created valuable partnerships with fellow entrepreneurs.
At the Mass Clean Energy Center table, our team spread the word about our programs that accelerate climatetech development. On stage, our CEO Ben Downing spoke about the strength of MA’s innovation ecosystem and the importance of fostering connections.
Thank you to our partners, @cityofboston@join.act@downtownbostonalliance and @schneiderelectric for making this event possible.
This #BostonClimateWeek, we’re connecting with the innovators behind breakthrough technology and finding ways to boost their impact.
Learn about our programs that help bring innovations to market 🔗 Link in bio.
This afternoon, we welcomed nearly 50 people to the Wind Technology Testing Center for a behind-the-scenes look at how the facility supports the #wind energy industry.
The group brought thoughtful questions and strong engagement throughout the tour, with many digging into the mechanics of blade testing and WTTC’s broader role in helping advance wind technology.
A special thanks to @highlandfleets and @dohertys_garage_inc for helping our guests get there in clean-energy style with an electric school bus shuttle.
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made the tour such an engaging part of #BostonClimateWeek.
This #BostonClimateWeek, our team has been connecting with industry leaders from around the world to talk about what’s next in climate #innovation. As we look toward the future, we also want to spotlight the exciting work happening right now, here in Massachusetts.
@nboceancluster is an Ocean Innovation Network (OIN) grantee helping make New Bedford a hub for ocean innovation, connecting maritime businesses, offshore wind leaders, and emerging oceantech ventures to advance new climate and ocean solutions.
In our latest Grantee Spotlight Q+A , Executive Director Jennifer Downing discussed their upcoming projects supported by OIN.
Read now ➡️ Link in bio.
#BostonClimateWeek #GranteeSpotlight
This #BostonClimateWeek, we’re recognizing the key players that help make Massachusetts a global leader in climatetech.
Last night, MassCEC and MassVentures hosted Climatetech Connect, an event celebrating the independent industry-expert reviewers who contribute their time and expertise to the Massachusetts climatetech ecosystem. Reviewers help identify and support the startups and researchers driving climate innovation.
We'd also like to thank the MassChallenge team for hosting and supporting us!
The event was an opportunity to thank the reviewers, connect them with the startups and researchers they helped support, and see the work made possible through their input.
🔗 Interested in becoming a reviewer? Learn more with the link in our bio.
It’s #ClimateWeek, and we’re at day 2 of @climatechlive working out practical climate solutions with global industry leaders. 🌍
MassCEC CEO Ben Downing moderated a discussion about research and deployment strategies that make #climate innovations efficiently scalable. Panelists explained the keys to a thriving climatetech ecosystem: research-backed partnerships, pilot projects, strong supply chains, and supportive policy.
We’re building a strong climatetech ecosystem in Massachusetts. Learn about MassCEC programs that bring climate solutions to market 🔗 Link in bio.
#BostonClimateWeek
We're almost halfway through Boston Climate Week! Tomorrow, Mass Clean Energy Center team members will be at Climatetech Crossing, the @greentownlabs and @canarymediainc Energy Bar, and Jennifer Applebaum will be joining the "Creating the Pipeline" panel hosted at @bostonu IGS. Plus, we're excited to make connections with innovators at @venturecafecambridge on Thursday.
Check out our BCW events 🔗 Link in bio.
