Milwaukee Accelerating Advanced Water Tech
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Collaborative Academic-private Sector Research and Incubators forStart-up Businesses Opening in The Global Water Center
Wisconsin ispositioning itself as a leader in technology development for two crucial industries - water and distributedenergy.
Located in downtrodden areas of Milwaukee in need of economicdevelopment, two new centers willoffer space for collaborative academic-private sector research and incubators for start-up businesses. The goal is to become a national hub, attracting and growing companies that can fill in industry gaps in clean energy and water.
The Global Water Center opened last yearand quickly rentedits space.A17-acre "water technology park" will bring researchers andwater companies together to develop innovations in water management and quality-as the"the Silicon Valley of water technology." Five businesses are already graduating from the water incubator, funded by theWisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Renovation starts this fall on The Energy Innovation Center, which will be housed in a former research building. Its mission is toaccelerate innovative clean energy technologiesin distributed energy -such asmicrogrids- energy efficiency, building controls and manufacturing processes.
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