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The Governor’s Energy Office and the Maine Technology Institute are launching a $500,000 competitive grant program to fund clean energy startups, in an effort to spur job growth and reach the state’s goals for addressing climate change.
Gov. Janet Mills announced the Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge in a media event held Thursday, Earth Day, at the Montville headquarters of solar power company ReVision Energy.
The program will award at least two grants to companies for “innovative proposals aimed at developing advanced clean energy technologies or services” in Maine, according to the MTI website. Examples include projects related to energy generation, energy efficiency, clean transportation, energy storage, data or software for energy management and more.
Gov. Janet Mills at ReVision Energy in Montville on Thursday.
Gov. Janet Mills made an Earth Day visit to a renewable energy company in Montville to announce a new initiative to promote clean energy jobs.
Revision Energy is the sort of business Gov. Mills says she wants to see more of. In 18 years, the solar power company has grown from two employees to nearly 300, in five offices across northern New England. Mills says she wants to create 30,000 clean energy jobs in Maine by 2030.
“The Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge, which we’re announcing today, makes available $500,000 from the Maine Technology Institute to clean energy startups that will expand clean energy technology, create jobs and combat climate change,” she says.
On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
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Gov. Janet Mills talks with John Luft, branch manager of the ReVision Energy facility in Montville, on Thursday. Mills visited the solar energy system installer on Earth Day to announce a $500,000 competitive grant program for clean-energy startup businesses.
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MONTVILLE The state will create a $500,000 competitive grant program that will help to fund at least two clean energy startup companies in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday.
Governor Mills Announces $500,000 Innovation Challenge to Spur Clean Energy Start-Ups, Create Jobs
April 22, 2021
New grant program from the Maine Technology Institute will support Maine clean energy companies, create jobs, and fight climate change
Montville, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today announced a $500,000 grant program to spur innovation, support clean energy start-ups, and create jobs in Maine’s fast-growing clean energy sector.
The “Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge” is a joint initiative of the Governor’s Energy Office and the Maine Technology Institute to spark innovation, develop new companies, and create jobs in the state’s burgeoning clean energy economy. Details about the grant program are now available on MTI’s website here.
On Earth Day, Mills announces $500K innovation challenge aimed at spurring clean energy start-ups, creating jobs
Mills made the announcement at ReVision Energy, which is one of the leading solar energy companies in New England. Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:39 PM EDT April 22, 2021 Updated: 2:27 PM EDT April 22, 2021
MONTVILLE, Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday announced a $500,000 grant program aimed at spurring innovation, supporting clean energy start-ups, and creating jobs in Maine’s clean energy sector.
The “Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge” is a joint initiative of the governor’s Energy Office and the Maine Technology Institute to spark innovation, develop new companies, and create jobs in the state’s burgeoning clean energy economy, according to Mills. Details about the grant program are available on MTI’s website.