EiC

Energy Innovation Center

Where energy innovations become real-world solutions, building a dependable energy future for Oregon and beyond.

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Powering a

Dependable
Energy
Future

 

The EiC convenes research expertise, industry partners and workforce development to accelerate how energy powers our economy and daily lives. By advancing technologies, testing real‑world applications and preparing new talent, the EiC moves solutions from concept to reality.

Designed for Real-World Impact

 

Today’s complex energy challenges — from grid resilience and energy storage to energy security — demand collaboration and practical solutions. The EiC’s purpose-built space and access to OSU experts and resources, helps entrepreneurs move good ideas to commercially viable solutions.

 

Bound for the Innovation District at
OSU-Cascades

The EiC demonstrates the high‑impact, research‑driven collaboration the future Innovation District is designed to foster. The center moves into the heart of the district in 2029, joining a campus‑adjacent ecosystem purpose‑built to bring industry leaders, academic researchers and emerging talent together to accelerate real‑world solutions.

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Your Key Asset:
Oregon State

Through OSU’s Economic Development and Industry Relations team, Advanced Technologies and Manufacturing Institute, Advantage accelerator program and College of Engineering, EiC partners access a suite of services — from expert intellectual property protection and licensing support to professional training. These resources help reduce risk, accelerate timelines and strengthen pathways to commercialization.

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Central Oregon:
An Innovation Ecosystem

 

Bend and Central Oregon boast a growing energy-focused economic sector and countless easy-to-access, forward-looking networks of entrepreneurs. Plus, the region ranks at the top of Milken the Institute’s lists for best performing small cities and most startups per capita according to TheStreet.com, giving innovators a competitive advantage here.

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