Grid Catalyst names seven energy and cleantech startups as finalists for 2024 Demonstration Cohort Program Startups will pitch to Minnesota corporations, utilities, and partners in higher education, nonprofit, and government for the opportunity to launch pilot projects in 2024 MINNEAPOLIS,…
Over the last decade, there has been a noticeable shift in the approach to addressing climate change. The surge in investments and adoption of energy and climate technologies may be the obvious trend, but as importantly, we as an industry…
Former utility executive Nina Axelson spent years listening to energy startups with great ideas but no demonstration projects to showcase their progress. Axelson’s new venture, the accelerator Grid Catalyst, aims to address that weakness in Minnesota’s nascent clean energy entrepreneurial ecosystem. In a…
Grid Catalyst, one of the first Midwest clean-energy business accelerators, will have its inaugural class of startups this fall. The accelerator will focus on demonstrating and expanding “solutions for northern climates.” “Accelerator programs catalyze new leadership, investment, jobs and, in…
