Startups Win DOE Funding to Develop Software for Building Efficiency
Catalyst prize winners move products closer to commercialization
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office (BTO) announced follow-on funding for the two Buildings topic winners of the Catalyst Energy Innovation Prize. The two startup companies, Kinetic Buildings and Livable Analytics, are developing cost-effective software solutions to diagnose faulty building HVAC operation and to better understand building occupant satisfaction.
Catalyst, a partnership between BTO and DOE’s SunShot Initiative, is designed to accelerate solar energy and building energy efficiency technologies into the marketplace by connecting American innovators with DOE’s tools, capabilities, data sets, and resources. Catalyst awards cash prizes and software development resources across four phases of competition, with prizes totaling more than $1.8 million, including $970,000 in cash prizes.