MEIA
Wade Haerle is a Longtime Economic Development Leader and the New Director for the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator
Haerle brings over 30 years of experience with energy and renewables to lead innovation with MEIA After working with 37 startups, leading to the creation of five new companies and the acceleration of 10 already existing, the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA) now welcomes Wade Haerle as the new Director. MEIA is a venture development…
Read MoreMEIA Receives $10,000 Grant from The Butz Foundation
The Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) has been awarded a grant of $10,000 from the Butz Foundation to support the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA) program. MEIA welcomed its inaugural cohort in January of 2020 and has received funding from a variety of sources for its work to assist with the commercialization of advanced energy…
Read MoreMCEC Awarded $750,00 from EDA Build to Scale Venture Challenge for MEIA
The Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) was awarded $750,000 for a three-year grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support its project, “The Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator,” as part of EDA’s 2021 Build to Scale Venture Challenge. The Venture Challenge seeks to leverage regional competitive strengths to accelerate innovation and job creation through…
Read MoreManta Biofuel Wins MEIA Pitch Event
Manta Biofuel Wins $1,000 prize from Maryland Department of Commerce at Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator Pitch Event Owings Mills-based Manta Biofuel was named the Grand Prize winner of the pitch competition during the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA) 2021 Pitch Competition Finale, held on June 16. The virtual event was the culmination of months of…
Read MoreMEIA to Host Pitch Event Finale for Cohort 1
Join MCEC and the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA) on June 23, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM, for the Cohort 1 Finale Event. This virtual event is the culmination of 5 months of work by teams participating in the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator’s inaugural cohort. Three Startup Teams will pitch to a panel of judges…
Read MoreA New Resource for Accelerating the Success of Clean Energy Businesses in Maryland
With the recent launch of the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA), the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) is poised to deliver on its mission of assisting energy related research and technology efforts to commercialize and move to market. MEIA plans to take cleantech from bench to business. MEIA has been designed to combine the expertise…
Read MoreMeet MEIA
With the recent launch of the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA), the Maryland Clean Energy Center is better positioned to deliver on its mission of assisting energy related research and technology efforts to commercialize and move to market. MEIA has been designed to combine the expertise of Maryland inventors, researchers, founders, and entrepreneurs with strategic…
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