The Association of Cleantech Incubators of New England (ACTION) is New England's leading network of cleantech incubators sharing the common goals of accelerating the growth and success of early-stage companies, strengthening the regional cleantech cluster, and creating more green jobs in New England.

ACTION is a nonprofit organization. Our network of incubators provides diverse resources and a highly supportive hub in which entrepreneurs, business leaders, government agencies, community leaders, investors, universities, and other interested organizations can collaborate toward the successful commercialization of enterprises that will build a prosperous green economy, improve the quality of our lives and sustain the health of our environment.

The Mobile Business Innovation Center has been an integral part of the Mobile community since 1986.  A community partnership of the County of Mobile, the City of Mobile and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, our primary mission is to assist in launching small businesses.  We do this by operating a fully functional Small Business Incubator and by our outreach programs.

The Clean Energy Incubator (CEI) offers an environment dedicated to helping young, clean energy companies succeed. Located in Austin, Texas, CEI provides the resources and facilities necessary for start-ups to attract funding, aggressively compete in the free market, and turn ideas into reality.

CEI was launched in 2001 by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the IC² Institute, the University of Texas, and the Austin Technology Incubator to develop early-stage clean energy companies.   CEI is based on a proven model and our reputation is known throughout the country and world.   CEI works with new companies to bridge knowledge gaps, build stronger business propositions, accelerate into the market, and increase their chances of success.   CEI provides a wide array of services that give start-ups key competitive advantages, strategy development, mentoring, access to key finance resources, publicity, turn-key office space, and real experience.

Through our R&D partnership with the University of Texas and active collaboration with forward-looking Austin Energy, the city owned utility provider, CEI-sponsored companies get real-world testing of new cleantech technologies.   Since our launch, we have helped 150 new companies receive more than $750 million from investors. CEI graduates include start-ups focusing on the development of commercialization of proprietary technology in areas including renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy management, distributed resources, energy storage, fuel cells, microturbines, power quality, alternative fuels, and transportation.

CleanStart is an initiative of McClellan Technology Incubator (MTI) and Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA) designed to accelerate the development of clean energy technology ventures within the Greater Sacramento Region.  CleanStart was born out of an innovative needs assessment study that was jointly funded and managed by the California Energy Commission, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and the McClellan Technology Incubator.

It is CleanStart's mission to stimulate the development and success of early-stage companies who will provide the next generation of clean, renewable, and efficient energy technology. CleanStart will help companies assemble solid management teams, secure adequate funding, and accelerate the commercialization of sound product ideas into the market.  Through this mission, CleanStart will create jobs and wealth for the greater Capitol Corridor region and new products to help society be more sustainable.

Albany NanoTech is a fully-integrated research, development, prototyping, pilot manufacturing and education resource managing a strategic portfolio of state-of-the-art laboratories, supercomputer and shared-user facilities and an array of research centers located at the University at Albany - SUNY. Its first research center, the NYS Center for Advanced Thin Film Technology was established by New York State in 1993 to provide its company partners with a unique environment to pioneer, develop, and test new ideas within a technically aggressive yet economically competitive research environment.

Albany NanoTech serves the needs of its partners through its participation in long-range visionary technology development programs (e.g. Interconnect Focus Research Center), in medium-range technology development programs (e.g. Center for Advanced Thin Film Technology) and short-range programs (SEMATECH, NIST-ATP, etc.). Albany NanoTech is able to accelerate the commercialization of technologies by providing a one-stop-shop for technology deployment, market development, and economic outreach business assistance.

The Enterprise Center of Johnson County is a business incubator that provides high-growth potential companies and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to build successful businesses in Johnson County, Kansas.

Located at 8527 Bluejacket Street, Lenexa, Kansas, the Enterprise Center is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation funded by the government of Johnson County, Kansas, the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) and the Kauffman Foundation, as well as several corporate and foundation sponsors.

The Enterprise Center is also home to the Kansas Women's Business Center, a public/private partnership with the US Small Business Administration.

The Enterprise Center provides cost-effective office space, shared resources, an entrepreneurial environment, and a full range of business consulting services.  Since 2000, Enterprise Center affiliate and client companies have included technology, biotechnology and business services companies that have raised in excess of $16 million in funding.

The Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) is a clean energy technology commercialization center assisting clean tech start-ups on the West Coast. The EBC assists both resident and non-resident start-ups overcome the barriers to commercial-ization and become successful.  It was the first Environmental Incubator in the United States and has been operating for 13 years.  Over 120 businesses have been assisted by the EBC.

Since 2003, the EBC has also been working with the California Energy Commission and the National Renewable Energy Lab to provide commercialization services to selected applied research grant recipients, with the goal of helping them enter and penetrate the marketplace.

Recently, the EBC developed the Electronic Transportation Development Center, where emerging and established technology companies collaborate on the design, development, prototype fabrication, and technology licensing for clean energy hybrid commercial vehicles, such as buses and trucks, while incorporating Silicon Valley electronics to make the vehicles cleaner, safer, and more secure.

The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a nationally recognized technology incubator that helps Georgia entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies.  ATDC provides strategic business advice and connects its member companies to the people and resources they need to succeed.

More than 100 companies have emerged from ATDC, including publicly traded firms such as MindSpring Enterprises - now part of EarthLink.  Headquartered at the Georgia Institute of Technology, ATDC has been recognized by Inc Magazine as one of the nation's top non-profit incubators.  ATDC was formed in 1980 to stimulate growth in Georgia's technology business base and now has locations in Atlanta, Warner Robins, and Savannah.

The National Environmental Technology (NET) Incubator provides an affordable head start to companies whose focus is environmental technology, and a resource for larger, established companies who seek to diversify their product lines. Environmental technology is broadly defined to include energy, material, and process efficiency, as well as traditional treatment, remediation, recycling, and reporting activities.

The Rutgers EcoComplex, dedicated April 23, 2001, is the nation's first research, technology development, teaching, and outreach center that is dedicated to enhancing the environment and agriculture through education, outreach, and "green" business development.

The EcoComplex is a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary environmental center that harnesses research and education resources towards the development, and industrial application, of innovative environmental technologies.

Our mission is to promote economic development in the environmental arena, including the remediation and protection of environmental quality, and the compatible sectors of food and innovative agriculture.  By targeting these areas with integrated programmatic thrusts in research, education, and economic development, the EcoComplex provides a distinctive focus.  By harnessing the strengths of multiple institutions, the EcoComplex presents an array of capabilities unique in the nation.

Technology Ventures Corporation is an important contributor in the formation of new businesses built on leading-edge technologies developed at Department of Energy laboratories and in the expansion of existing businesses.  It also assists client companies to position themselves to obtain investor interest and funding.

Technology Ventures Corporation advises and assists in the preparation of a business case to commercialize a technology.  TVC advises client companies in all facets of business organization, start-up, and equity capital acquisition.

The Virginia Energy Incubator uses energy instrumentation and modeling and simulation methods to provide a suite of projects that help bring new energy technologies to market, reduce energy consumption and costs, and promote our Nation's energy independence.  Utilizing its multi-disciplined partnerships with leaders in the energy industries and some of this world's most advanced technology scientists and engineers, the Incubator identifies emerging energy technologies that appear to be viable commercial products and accelerates their success through state-of-the-art modeling and simulation hardware interfaces/software libraries, scientific feasibility studies, and access to support services that give researchers, in symbiosis with their industry partners, a strong competitive advantage.   The Incubator offers supercomputing capabilities, secure data storage and Geographic Information System interface capabilities for pre-processing, a myriad of computational stage simulation capabilities, and 3-D post-processing visualization and animation. In addition to access to space and state-of-the-art equipment, support services include shared laboratory services, advice and collaboration from leaders in the industry, in-region consulting, strategy reviews, financing referrals, introductions to potential private and public partners, and marketing and public relations assistance.

The NJMCommission Business Accelerator, a project of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, is focused on renewable and alternative energy and other sustainable green technology and service businesses.  The Accelerator is committed to providing the resources and support companies need to reduce the time it takes to commercialize and become self-sustaining businesses.  The facility is located in the heart of the New Jersey Meadowlands which serves as a test bed for a number of environmental technologies.

The Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization (NIREC) is a 501(c)(3) independent non-profit organization integrating researchers, experienced entrepreneurs, business executives, and financial capital to identify, fund, and accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy solutions.  With a focus on renewable energy, energy conservation, and energy efficiency technologies, NIREC works with its research partners and early-stage companies nationwide to transform clean energy ideas into sustainable enterprises.

The Louisiana Business & Technology Center (LBTC), a technology incubator at the LSU Innovation Park and the NBIA 2005 Incubator of the Year, has a number of companies in clean energy, renewable energy, and green technologies at the 200 acre research park that has set aside approximately 25 acres for clean energy clients.  The LBTC has strong backing from Louisiana State University (College of Engineering and others) for providing technology, equipment, researchers, and students working in clean energy technologies.  Our staff has business counselors that focus on green tech and clean and renewable energy.

Since 1988, the EDC - the Enterprise Development Center — operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has given startups a critical edge, from finding the right working space and attracting investment capital to building staff and developing effective business plans and marketing strategies.  The EDC has graduated over 85 successful businesses.  Residence at the EDC is open to early-stage companies that have, or will have, proprietary technology as a significant source of revenue.  The nearly 90 companies currently housed at the EDC employ over 300 people and have attracted more than $55 million in third-party funding.

Dawnbreaker, a woman-owned small business based in Rochester, NY, specializes in providing commercialization assistance to small advanced technology firms that work in the energy, defense, space, and medical arenas.  Since 1990, the company has worked with nearly 5,000 firms that have received funding from the SBIR, STTR, ATP, and other programs.  The combined sales and investment in the firms Dawnbreaker has assisted exceed two billion dollars.  The company’s first commercialization program was developed for the DOE SBIR program, and as a continuation of the company’s commitment to clean energy, Dawnbreaker recently entered into a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology to host an energy portal, providing cutting-edge information to energy researchers and small businesses.

The Boulder Innovation Center is one of America’s premier entrepreneurial support organizations.  With its highly specialized team of mentors and advisors, the Boulder Innovation Center defines a new model for business incubation across key industry sectors holding the most promise for the community, global economies, and the environment.

Located in one of the most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems for early-stage companies – Boulder, University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Mines – the Boulder Innovation Center blends the resources of business and academia to optimize opportunities for the technologies and companies of the future.

The Rocky Mountin Innosphere (RMI) is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to accelerating the success of Colorado startup companies in the cleantech, bioscience, and technology industries.  We offer clients office, lab, and conference facilties in our new 32,000sf headquarters in Fort Collins, CO.  We have a broad range of support and education services including Advisors-in-Residence, SAGE (advisors network), Kaufmann FastTrac Venture program, access to capital, market research, and business planning.

Cleantech is the fastest growing industry segment for RMI clients and now the key focus area for the organization.  We are partnering closely with the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster, City of Fort Collins, City of Loveland, and Colorado State University to build the region's cleantech economy.  The building is also designed to showcase Colorado clean energy technology with a 50kW solar PV plant that is integrated with a Network Operations Center housed in our facility and run by our tenant company Spirae Inc., a participant in the DOE's smartgrid initiative.

The CleanLaunch Technology Incubator's mission is to stimulate the development and success of early-stage companies who will provide the next generation of clean, renewable, and efficient energy technologies.  CleanLaunch helps cleantech companies assemble solid management teams, secure adequate financing, and accelerate the commercialization of sound product ideas into the market.