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Causes: Energy Resources Conservation & Development, Environment
Mission: The necec institute (nececi)(f/k/a new england clean energy foundation)'s mission, as a supporting entity of the new england clean energy council, is to accelerate new england's clean energy economy to global leadership through educational and enrichment programs and events. The institute funds projects in the areas of innovation, education & workforce development, and research.
Programs: Segment development communication & policy developmentnececi's newly launched segment development program focuses on identifying and removing barriers to growth affecting promising market sectors of the regions clean energy industry. The program leads segment-specific projects that convene a diverse set of collaborators to analyze barriers and develop recommendations for market segment growth, technology development and deployment, and public policy.
cleantech navigate northeast, announced in february 2014, the only region-wide resource network helping entrepreneurs in the northeast make quality, targeted connections on a regional scale. In 2014, cleantech navigate northeast rolled out a number of program elements including nine events for entrepreneurs and organizational leaders, a pilot connector service for 25 emerging companies and multiple partners, which facilitated at least 75 direct connections, and as of december 2014, the launch of the original cleantech navigate northeast web platform, navigate explorer (http://navigate. Necec. Org).
cleantech open northeast (northeast. Cleantechopen. Org) is the northeast division of the world's oldest and largest accelerator program for cleantech startups. Our mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs solving our greatest energy and environmental challenges. Through our annual accelerator and business competition we seek out promising start-ups and support them through mentorship, entrepreneurship education, as well as financing and visibility opportunities. We use the competition as a platform for engagement of a wide range of cleantech professionals, and therefore our program is as much a support for startups as it is a connecting platform for the entire cleantech innovation community