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ENVIRONMENT
A
dvanced technology and WORKING TOWARD CHANGE
innovation are critical in
developing new businesses, THE ECOCOMPLEX OFFERS ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRA-
creating jobs, and driving
TION CAPABILITIES TO FACILITATE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEW
economic growth. As the
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADDRESS THE PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND
State University of New
Jersey, Rutgers recognizes CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES FACING NEW JERSEY AND THE NATION.
its important role as an
engine for technology-
based economic growth The EcoComplex facilities include a 30,000-square-
and business development. As such, the university ofers foot oice, conference center, laboratory, and technology
numerous programs in applied research, demonstration, scale-up building and a 56,000-square-foot state-of-the-
and business development.
art greenhouse facility.
A prime example of this is the Rutgers EcoComplex, a Here, researchers and business developers have ac-
clean energy innovation center and business incubator in cess to many unique resources for the development of
Columbus, N.J. The EcoComplex is a multidisciplinary their environmental or clean energy technologies. The
center that harnesses research and demonstration EcoComplex is adjacent to the 500-acre Burlington
resources toward the development and industrial applica- County Resource Recovery Complex, which provides
tion of innovative technologies.
easy access to waste-related feedstocks for waste-based
Innovators and entrepreneurs can call upon the Eco- technologies.
Complex team to help develop, test, and validate leading- The EcoComplex ofers indoor and outdoor scale-up
edge clean energy and environmental technologies.
demonstration areas for new processes and products
The center ofers access to research and demonstration that can showcase cutting-edge environmental and
capabilities to facilitate the commercialization of new clean energy innovations in real-world applications.
technologies that address the pressing environmental and Through these demonstrations, new technologies can be
clean energy issues facing New Jersey and the nation.
improved and veriied to optimize their technical and
business
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