The concept of Green Launching Pad is to connect entrepreneurs and private industry with technical, scientific and business faculty and students at UNH and statewide to successfully launch new green businesses.  The goal is to launch a competitive “green” energy technology commercialization program, which is accessible to NH entrepreneurs, businesses, and innovators. Projects funded under this program will specifically address commercialization of energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable energy, and/or sustainable energy projects, programs, services, or techniques that will quickly lead to energy savings and emissions reductions and business and employment growth. The Green Launching Pad will bring together and support interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, economists, faculty, entrepreneurs, and others. They will work to accelerate the development of new “green” businesses and growth of existing businesses that will directly reduce energy use and carbon emissions while creating new jobs and economic opportunities. The teams will broaden the use and applicability of commercially available energy efficiency and carbon reducing products and services.

Green Launching Pad is a strategic partnership of University of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning, with funding from U.S. Department of Energy (ARRA).  The project duration is two years.