The Innovation-Ready network is made up of alumni from the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) Scalable Tech track, corporations and municipalities committed to adopting startup technologies and scaling energy solutions. These partners don’t just test innovation—they help shape it.
This elite network builds on the momentum of the pilot period with deepened engagement after Scalable Tech. Members remain active collaborators, participating in peer learning with the broader IN2 ecosystem and staying connected with the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). As one of three applied labs within the U.S. Department of Energy, NLR leverages insights from this group to help fulfill its mission of moving energy technologies from lab to market.
Through regular dialogue, alumni provide practical feedback that strengthens NLR’s applied research and informs future deployment strategies. In return, members gain visibility into emerging technologies, continued access to NLR’s innovation brain trust, and a seat at the table as the energy landscape evolves.
March 26, 2025 - Attendees network at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Annual Channel Partner Meeting. Channel Partners also refer startups to two of NREL’s flagship incubation programs: The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, an energy technology program funded by Wells Fargo & Company and coadministered by NREL, and the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL, whose mission is to discover and advance emerging energy technologies with the potential to alter the future global energy landscape dramatically. (Photo by Agata Bogucka / NREL)How the Innovation-Ready Network Drives Impact
This active alumni network enables IN2 and NLR to turn pilot results into broader energy innovation outcomes:
- Extends the impact of Scalable Tech pilot projects through continued engagement with NLR and the IN2 ecosystem
- Generates a real-world feedback loop between industry, startups, and applied lab research
- Builds momentum for adoption by developing informed, implementation-ready champions across the energy value chain
- Supports cross-sector case studies and ecosystem reports that share insights and foster collaboration
- Refers high-potential startups to IN2’s Emerging Tech track.
A Growing Network of Innovation Leaders
IN2’s Innovation-Ready network expands with each Scalable Tech cohort, not just in size but in breadth and impact. These alumni organizations span industries, geographies, and stages of the energy value chain, working together to address systemic barriers to technology adoption.
Each member is committed to deploying scalable, validated solutions and shaping a more connected, resilient energy future. By bridging the gap between early-stage innovation and real-world application, this network plays a vital role in accelerating market transformation.
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Avangrid is a leading sustainable energy company continuing to build a culture of innovation and scouting new technologies
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CBRE is the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment, with sustainability solutions that simplify complexity, improve efficiency, and accelerate the decarbonization of real estate portfolios at scale
Partnered with Blue Frontier
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Coconino County is a community offering alternative high school education in Flagstaff and Page, Arizona, emphasizing college and career readiness, environmental responsibility, sustainability education, student empowerment, and community improvement
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Digital Realty is the largest global data center provider committed to reducing their power consumption and expanding their reach without expanding their carbon footprint through technology
Partnered with Hayzel
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EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure serves cloud, internet, and technology companies with large, high-density data center campuses
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Galvanize Climate Solutions is a real estate platform aiming to invest in well-located, high-quality real estate to reduce the property’s carbon footprint, improve cash flow, and increase asset values
Partnered with EnKoat and Alpen High Performance Products
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles brings communities together to build and repair homes and provides housing counseling, loan access, and downpayment assistance
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Haskell delivers integrated architecture, engineering, construction, and consulting solutions to assure certainty of outcome for complex capital projects worldwide
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Intermountain Health provides high-quality and affordable healthcare while maintaining a large footprint and sustainability goals
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National Grid is an energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people through networks in New York and Massachusetts
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Prime Data Centers is an international hyperscale and wholesale data center provider with scalable and efficient digital infrastructure that helps organizations achieve strategic technology and sustainability objectivess
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Schneider Electric is a global technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation, and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes
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SLB creates and deploys the technology and systems needed to enable secure, accessible energy that meets the world’s growing demand
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Southern Company is a producer of clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy for 9 million customers with a commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability
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Stoneweg is an alternative investment group that manages real assets across real estate, infrastructure, data centers, private equity, and more
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Tucson Electric Power delivers safe, efficient, and affordable energy to more than 450,000 customers in Southern Arizona
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The University of Colorado-Boulder is a public research institution that seeks to make its historic campus carbon neutral by 2050
Partnered with INOVUES
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WinnCompanies owns, develops, and manages multifamily housing, with a portfolio of nearly 120,000 homes nationwide