Entrepreneurship and Business Development

University of Colorado at Boulder Electrical Engineering professor Robert Erickson with electronic modules he and his students, including undergraduate student Aaron Rogers in the background, are working on to make photo voltaic cells more efficient by rapidly and simply converting them to AC electricity. They use the portable voltaic cells to test outside of the Engineering Center Lab. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)

A critical aspect of the Renewable And Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) is commercialization: moving new technologies into clean and renewable energy markets as rapidly as possible. The Energy Institute’s business program facilitates increased commercialization through start-up incubation, research & deployment collaborations, early student engagement , strategic giving opportunities, and increased networking between CU community and the business community at large.

RASEI has partnered with the Deming Center, Tech Transfer Office and other institutions on and off campus to create a hub for cleantech commercialization and start-ups.