1. NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. December, 2013 Working with NREL

2. 2 NREL’s Mission is Unique “It is NREL’s mission to conduct, manage, and integrate long-term, high-risk research and development; technology, policy, and market analyses; and commercialization activities that enable widespread adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to develop, direct, coordinate, and sustain NREL’s scientific, technical, management, analytic, financial, commercialization, and support resources to enable the development and deployment of the disruptive technologies, policies, and market innovations necessary to achieve NREL’s mission.”

3. 3 NREL’s Program Portfolio Efficient Energy Use Vehicle Technologies Buildings Technologies Delivery & Storage Smart Grid and RE Grid Integration Battery and Thermal Storage Renewable Resources Wind and Water Solar Biomass Hydrogen Geothermal Foundational Science Strategic Analysis Federal Energy Management International Integrated Deployment Other Intergovernmental

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5. 5 IP Snapshot (Fiscal Years 2000 – 2010)

6. 6 Technology Transfer C&TT selects technologies to pursue based on a commercialization readiness assessment: Stage of development of the technology Availability of funding to further develop toward market readiness Strength of available patent protection or ability to consolidate copyrights Market Opportunity Likelihood of finding commercialization partner Manageable encumbrances to sponsors and material providers

7. 7 Energy Innovation Portal "Bloom Energy is one of this year's very interesting new stories; Tesla Motors is one of this week's very interesting news stories; and for anybody here who might be skeptical about the likelihood of these two to survive and to prosper, and there might be one or two of you out there in the audience that come into that category, then go outside and have a look at the Energy Innovation Portal." -Michael Liebreich, CEO, Bloomberg New Energy Finance This web-based application: Provides technical and contact information for DOE-created innovations Has 675+ business-friendly marketing summaries of DOE-funded innovations Includes 16,000+ DOE-funded US patents/applications published since 1992

8. 8 Portal Partners Patents and Summaries Summaries Patents

9. Innovation for Our Energy Future Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center The IEC’s focus is on innovation at the intersection of the lab and the public - relating to entrepreneurship, new ventures, small companies and growth capital. 1.Creating an Innovative and Entrepreneurial Environment that is a seamless part of the fabric of NREL 2.Enhancing NREL’s Small Business Program 3.Fostering broad based Investor Relationships for clean energy entrepreneurs 4.Promoting NREL as a key catalyst for economic development by Accelerating and Improving the Yield of regional clean energy innovations 9

10. 10 NREL Commercialization Assistance Program Where do NCAP projects come from? NCAP provides assistance and information to help energy efficiency and renewable energy small businesses with technology challenges

11. 11 NREL Industry Growth Forum The NREL IGF facilitates access to financial capital and partnership resources for clean energy startups www.industrygrowthforum.orgwww.industrygrowthforum.org 25 th Annual October 23-24, 2012 Denver, CO 200+ startups apply Startups receive a discounted registration to attend 100+ investors screen startup business plans Startups receive constructive feedback Investors have access to all startup business plans 30 startups pitch, 500+ attendees 50 investors, corporations, agencies, and stakeholders are available for dedicated 1:1 meetings Apply - August - Select - September - Forum - October - Since 2003, the presenting cleantech startups have collectively raised over $4 billion in growth financing! ($M)

12. CREED Leveraging Capabilities Retain, Grow, and Attract Facilities for Scale Up Policy Impact Access to Skilled Workforce Access to Capital Innovation Pipeline Hands-On Management and Coaching

13. 13 Questions?