i-GATE: Clean Energy and Transportation

• i-GATE is a regional public-private partnership designed to support small businesses and maximize the economic potential of green transportation and clean-energy technologies.
• i-GATE programs provide collaboration opportunities, entrepreneurial education and assistance, an Academic Alliance, and a business incubator for the development of high-growth green businesses.
• i-GATE works closely with Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

State of California iHub

• In February 2010, i-GATE was designated as one of six "innovation hubs (iHubs)" in the State of California by the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

Building a NEST

• Through i-GATE's National Energy Systems Technology (NEST) business incubator, young technology businesses are assisted with business expertise, a support network, access to national laboratory facilities, and collaboration opportunities.

The application process for admission to the NEST incubator is described elsewhere on this website.

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Bright idea for a new company?

Contact us at info@igateihub.org to inquire about our services or if you'd like to apply for tenancy in the National Energy Systems Technology incubator.

Clean Technologies for Transportation

Full-Spectrum Regional Collaboration

The i-GATE partnership enables the full spectrum of regional collaboration for "green" transportation and clean energy technologies, including: vehicle engine efficiency, electric vehicles/batteries, alternative fuels, vehicle aerodynamics and lightweighting, autonomous vehicles, "smart" freeway systems, transportation systems analysis (modeling and simulation), engine analysis software, clean energy generation, energy efficiency technologies, and a variety of other topics that leverage the resources of i-GATE national laboratories and universities to help launch successful startup companies.

The i-GATE partnership is composed of two DOE national laboratories, the City of Livermore, government institutions, local jurisdictions, a DOE biofuels research institute, public and private universities, community colleges, industry, and a variety of venture capital, workforce development, and economic development agencies that provide the economic support network for the i-GATE region. The City of Livermore is the iHub Coordinator, Sandia is the lead laboratory, and CITRIS at the University of California, Berkeley, serves as the supporting UC Institute for Science and Innovation.