IMPEL

IMPEL, a Department of Energy tech-to-market program that unites innovators with researchers, investors, and business experts — is celebrating six years of advancing next-generation building technologies to market. From 3D-printed thermal energy storage, to drones that use machine learning to scan entire neighborhoods’ worth of buildings for air leaks, to quiet wind turbines that can be installed in tight spaces, great early-stage ideas are moving toward the market. Innovators get the mentorship, coaching, and support they need to turn promising concepts into concrete products. IMPEL is a technology commercialization program funded by the Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office. We are based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. At our core, we're dedicated to accelerating the commercialization of innovative technologies that will drive America toward economic growth through new manufacturing facilities and jobs, energy efficiency and reliability, and reduced energy costs. Since its 2019 inception, IMPEL has become a case study for powerful public-private collaboration through our mission of connecting innovators with technical experts, industry leaders, and investors. For more on IMPEL's work exploring critical barriers to market adoption and scaling climate tech innovations, see "From IMPEL to Impact: Lessons Learned in Accelerating Innovative Building Technologies" (Singh, R., Jain, Y., Wong, L., Weigel, M., and Ryan, N., 2024). **Who do we serve?** - Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses who work in the built environment space such as engineering, architecture, urban design, facilities and real estate, healthy buildings, energy services, microgrids, data science etc. - National Lab Staff who conduct building and energy research - Non-Lab Awardees who have won Federal Opportunity Announcement Awards, Small Business Awards etc. - Faculty & Graduate Students who conduct building science R&D, or from BTO-affiliated university programs such as Solar Decathlon, JUMP into STEM, and others - Building Professionals who have new building innovation program ideas