Do you have a world class solution to decarbonize multifamily affordable housing? Apply now to the fifth edition of The Clean Fight Accelerator. In collaboration with leaders in the affordable housing market, the #ClimateFriendlyHomesFund administered by The Community Preservation Corporation, and supported by Cadence OneFive, we’re seeking high impact, market-proven solutions that break down barriers to decarbonization and simplify the retrofit process for multifamily low-to-moderate income (LMI) and affordable housing within New York City and State. ✨ Up to $100k in grant funding per company to facilitate deployments in New York State 🏫 High-touch matchmaking with housing partners and critical ecosystem players 🤝 Connections to the right sources of capital to meet your growth needs ✅ Supported by NYSERDA and U.S. Economic Development Administration Register to apply by January 13, 2025 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMuuYx7s. We are seeking a wide range of solutions. ⚡ Energy Efficiency and Electrification Solutions ⚡ Retrofit Navigation Platforms ⚡ Bundled/Turnkey Solutions ⚡ Financing, Insurance, and Warranty Solutions Know a company that would be a great fit for this program? Please spread the word! Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWuvRG8p With thanks to our outstanding capital partners Aligned Climate Capital , Amalgamated Bank, Broadscale Group, New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC), NY Green Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank. New Energy Nexus
The Clean Fight
Renewables & Environment
New York, NY 4,711 followers
Accelerator helping growth-stage climate tech startups win in NY, boosting economic opportunity and job creation for all
About us
The Clean Fight is dedicated to accelerating the transition to clean energy for all. Our flagship not-for-profit accelerator helps scale the top growth-stage climate tech companies from around the world, looking to expand into New York. Innovators that will help meet New York’s future energy needs, while boosting economic opportunity and job creation for all. Powered by New Energy Nexus. Supported by NYSERDA and U.S. Department of Energy.
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https://www.thecleanfight.com
External link for The Clean Fight
- Industry
- Renewables & Environment
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- Startups, Growth Stage, Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, New York, Built Environment, Energy Storage, Accelerator, and Renewable Energy
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43 W 23rd St
New York, NY 10010, US
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We're hiring! Send us your best and your brightest. Two internship openings focused on accelerating the equitable adoption of decarbonization solutions in New York and beyond. Learn more and join our growing team 👉 https://bit.ly/4gnI0dP
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Your application questions answered. Are you interested in applying to The Clean Fight’s Decarbonizing Affordable Housing Accelerator? Be sure to watch our launch webinar or read the slides to learn more and seize this opportunity. The interactive session explored topics like company eligibility, the application process, program design, and potential benefits, including: 🌟 Up to $100k in grant funding per company to facilitate deployments in New York State 🌟 High-touch matchmaking with housing partners and critical ecosystem players 🌟 Tailored business development support, and more. Watch the webinar 📺 https://bit.ly/41m1H14 Read the webinar slides 📖 https://bit.ly/49mAf5o Some top questions from the session: 🔎 How does the grant funding work? 🔎 What stage companies are a good fit? 🔎 Can companies apply as a collaboration? 🔎 What considerations should companies from abroad take into account? 🔎 How are applications evaluated? Don’t miss out! We welcome applications from companies based in New York, the U.S., or internationally. Learn more about the program and apply by January 13, 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/4ip86yO With thanks to our program collaborators, the #ClimateFriendlyHomesFund administered by The Community Preservation Corporation, outstanding capital and technical partners Aligned Climate Capital , Amalgamated Bank, Broadscale Group, Cadence OneFive, New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC), NY Green Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank, and supporters NYSERDA and U.S. Economic Development Administration. New Energy Nexus
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Getting MEPs on board with emerging solutions is essential to bridge the technology gap and decarbonize the 1.4 billion square feet of New York’s tall buildings that rely on fossil-fuel based boiler systems for steam and high temp hot water. We were thrilled to be able to join forces with our friends at Jaros, Baum & Bolles to host a technical deep dive into cutting-edge high temperature heat pump and distribution innovations. The event brought together MEPs from Jaros, Baum & Bolles and across the state, and the fantastic finalists of our Empire Technology Prize – Ambient, AtmosZero, Clean Heat Technologies a Thar Company, Cycle Retrotech, ENERIN AS, Flow Environmental Systems, Gil-Bar, Hydronic Shell Technologies, Johnson Controls, and Miller Proctor Nickolas, Inc.. A sincere thank you to all who attended. We were energized to see the connections that emerged throughout the afternoon’s presentations, breakouts, and (affogato-fueled!) conversations. We can’t wait to see what comes next. Stay tuned for more updates and the progress ahead 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWrye8B7 Thanks also to our outstanding program supporters NYSERDA and Wells Fargo
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New York’s vast networks of food service warehouses, cold storage, fleets, and retailers ensure we all have food on our tables every day. This sector is critical–and yet it is often overlooked, which means its greenhouse gas emissions are too often overlooked. And they are significant. Crucially, this sector has deep environmental justice implications as the major food distribution depots, creating some of the worst air quality in the region, are located in EJ communities. However, there are dedicated changemakers leading the charge in decarbonizing this industry. And many of them joined us for the concluding summit of our Food Service Accelerator. Rohit Aggarwala, NYC Chief Climate Officer, and Anthony Fiore, Chief Program Officer, NYS, framed up the core issues and the City and State supports for an industry where tight margins, customer disruption, and impending regulations make decarbonization a particularly thorny challenge. Our path-leading solutions providers – Flipturn, Ndustrial, Air Water Global, GlacierGrid, Bedrock Energy, Blue Frontier, Inc., and Energy Machines™ – and fantastic collaborators – Walmart, Albertsons Companies, Carrier HVAC, Con Edison, and New York City Economic Development Corporation – dove into some of the solutions and success stories from the program. Where razor-thin margins have stood in the way of the industry’s decarbonization, our companies are innovating business models to enable solutions with no upfront costs and developing full service solutions that provide ongoing support to customers, making their no-fail equipment more resilient and minimizing disruptions for this critical sector. To everyone who attended and everyone contributing to tackling this complex challenge—whether you’re in buildings, transportation, or refrigeration—thank you. While our food service Accelerator has concluded, this journey is just beginning, and we remain committed to finding innovative solutions for the food service sector. Stay tuned for more updates and progress ahead 👉 https://lnkd.in/gnHYTeTY And thank you to our supporters NYSERDA, U.S. Economic Development Administration, New Energy Nexus
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This is a fantastic opportunity from our friends at the Trust for Governors Island. Be sure to take a look and apply by the December 5th deadline 👉 govisland.org/challenge
The 2025 Climate Solutions Challenge is LIVE! Through this opportunity, the Trust offers startups and young companies the space to test innovative and equitable climate tech solutions across Governors Island’s built, social, and natural environments that work to alleviate the impacts of climate change. Our city’s solid waste stream increases greenhouse gas emissions across its life cycle and disproportionately impacts environmental justice communities. A shift to a more circular economy that reuses materials and reduces waste is key to achieving an equitable, net-zero city. This year’s challenge seeks solutions exploring how circular economy products drive down the climate impact of the urban waste stream and extend resource recovery to our businesses and neighborhoods. Innovation tracks include low-carbon and circular construction products, services that reduce demolition waste by extending the useful life of existing systems, measurement tools that accelerate landfill diversion, and more. Learn more and apply by the December 5 deadline at govisland.org/challenge, and explore all of our current piloting projects at govisland.org/climate. Governors Island Climate programs are made possible with the generous support of Amazon, Con Edison, Deutsche Bank, the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and The New York Community Trust. #circulareconomy #climatetech #netzero #reuse
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We are, and we will, continue this journey together to achieve a clean and equitable future for all. As we all know, buildings are one of the biggest challenges for decarbonization in New York. If you’re interested in learning more about emerging solutions for difficult to decarbonize steam and high temp hot water buildings, join us for a technical deep dive into cutting-edge high temperature heat pump and distribution innovations. November 13th from 3:30-5:30 PM (in-person). Co-hosted by The Clean Fight and Jaros, Baum & Bolles. RSVP by Tuesday, November 12th: https://lu.ma/73tbnsld This session is particularly relevant to MEPs and others interested in learning more about the technical details of these novel solutions.
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📢 Are you a climate tech startup looking to scale up manufacturing in New York? Our friends at For ClimateTech have opened applications for their 2025 cohort. This is a great program. Apply by November 30.
Are you a climatetech startup looking to scale up manufacturing and need some support? Apply today to join the 2025 Scale For ClimateTech cohort! Over the course of the 9 month program, participating companies receive immersive training on manufacturing and access to an extensive network of mentors, experts, investors, manufacturers, suppliers, and more – all dedicated to supporting business growth and commercialization and making manufacturing easier. Scale For ClimateTech helps companies confidently scale production, meet demand, and navigate key manufacturing decisions. From early-stage Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and refining prototypes, to securing supplier and partner agreements, Scale For ClimateTech guides growing companies through each step of the process. Scale For ClimateTech Offers: 🧠 Expert Manufacturing Education 🤝 Access to a Robust Supply Chain Network ⚙️ Ready-to-use Resources, Tools, and Templates 👍 Technical Expertise & Support from 40+ Subject Matter Experts 🌐 Facilitated Partnerships within the Climate Tech, Hardware, and Manufacturing Ecosystems Now in its 5th Cohort, Scale For ClimateTech has supported 86 climatetech companies, who have raised over $414 million and manufactured over 35,000 units. This NYSERDA-supported program is administered by SecondMuse and NextCorps. Click the link: https://bit.ly/4f10UGq to learn more and apply today. Applications close on November 30th, 2024!
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Join us and hear from our outstanding Customer Collaborators Walmart, Carrier, Con Edison, and New York City Economic Development Corporation about the innovative strategies they’re using to decarbonize the warehousing, retail, and distribution of food at our Summit next Wednesday, Oct 30th in NYC 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9EpF399 💡 Be the first to learn about novel decarb strategies for the food service industry and beyond, straight from industry leaders. ⚡ Meet the seven innovative solutions providers from our latest program whose market-proven, ready-to-install technologies address key sustainability challenges, from refrigeration and novel food preservation to HVAC, heat recovery, and fleet and cold chain energy management. 🤝 Engage directly with the policy experts and climate leaders working to ensure a more climate-friendly future for food service in New York. Register today to confirm your attendance - spots are limited. Flipturn, Ndustrial, Air Water Global, GlacierGrid, Bedrock Energy, Energy Machines™, Blue Frontier, Inc.
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Our Head of Programs Thatcher Bell recently participated in a dynamic panel hosted by the REEF Refrigerant Emissions Elimination Forum, which dug into key barriers to decarbonizing building HVAC systems and insights from The Clean Fight's Empire Technology Prize. Read takeaways below 👇 and learn more about the Prize https://lnkd.in/eWrye8B7
🌎 We are thrilled to highlight one of our distinguished panelists at Climate Week NYC, Thatcher Bell from The Clean Fight, which is running The Empire Technology Prize! The Empire Technology Prize is a groundbreaking program designed to fast-track the commercialization of clean energy solutions that will drastically reduce carbon emissions in New York State, particularly in space heating for buildings, one of the most energy-intensive sectors. With seven impressive Finalists across start-ups and clean-tech innovators, the Prize is fostering solutions that help achieve New York’s ambitious climate goals. During the event, The Clean Fight discussed how the Empire Technology Prize is driving significant R&D investments and fostering scalable clean energy solutions. Here are some important takeaways from the panel: 🚀 What are the key challenges for business and government organizations trying to decarbonize HVAC systems? Thatcher explained that the economic case for decarbonization isn’t always compelling for building owners, and different building types often require unique, tailored solutions. He stressed economic incentives and making a clear business case are key to encouraging building owners and operators to adopt decarbonization technologies like heat pumps and refrigerant management systems. Governments can provide incentives for upgrading to low-GWP refrigerants and to improve the cost-benefit analysis for businesses considering these investments. 🚀 What has The Clean Fight learned in developing and running the Empire Technology Prize? Thatcher Bell explained that many tall buildings in New York are heated by steam, and transitioning to low-temperature heat pumps would require a complete overhaul of their HVAC systems. The challenge is to develop "drop-in" replacements for steam systems that use lower-GWP refrigerants. The Clean Fight is at the forefront of innovative, scalable solutions that help decarbonize New York’s buildings and reduce refrigerant emissions—paving the way for a cleaner future. Are you a building owner/operator, tenant, or MEP interested in learning more about high temperature heat pumps and innovative distribution solutions? Reach out to The Clean Fight to be a part of the movement toward a greener future! 🔗 Learn more about The Clean Fight and the Empire Technology Prize: https://lnkd.in/e-ksma27 #ClimateWeekNYC #BuildingDecarbonization #HVAC #EmpireTechPrize