Commercialization Programs

U.S. Department of Energy commercialization programs provide support for collaborations between the national labs and industry, including the transfer of technologies from the labs to the marketplace

Technology Commercialization Fund

A core responsibility of DOE’s Office of Technology Commercialization is to oversee the expenditure of DOE technology transfer funds.

The Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) is a nearly $20 million funding opportunity that leverages the R&D funding in the applied energy programs to mature promising energy technologies with the potential for high impact. These funds are matched with funds from private partners to promote promising energy technologies for commercial purposes.

The goal of the TCF is two-fold. First, it is designed to increase the number of energy technologies developed at DOE’s national labs that graduate to commercial development and achieve commercial impact. Second, the TCF enhances DOE’s technology transitions system with a forward-looking and competitive approach to lab-industry partnerships.