Introducing the BIF Code Green Energy Innovation Lab

Posted by Melissa Withers on November 19, 2009

BIF and the Santa Fe Innovation Park (SFIP) have initiated efforts to launch the Code Green Energy Innovation Lab, a real world laboratory to accelerate the development of new alternative energy and energy conservation solutions for the home.

To launch the Lab, BIF/SFIP has proposed an initial phase of work that will establish a strong foundation of knowledge around user experience and attitudes about energy management solutions in residential environments. The partnership will use these foundational insights to create a functional Laboratory environment and generate a prioritized list of innovation opportunities to be further developed and tested within the Lab, build broad visibility for the Lab and enable systems change.

BIF and SFIP see an immediate opportunity to use their complementary approaches in partnership to establish an experience Lab in the energy management and green energy space.

BIF/SFIP's Code Green Energy Innovation Lab seeks to:

* Create a real world laboratory for systemic experimentation, where solutions, services and business models can be developed and tested within an integrated, and functional home energy system.
* Explore and test new solutions for improving the energy efficiency and energy management experience of residential customers.
* Understand the human factors most relevant to the purchase, installation and use of energy efficiency and energy management solutions and systems.
* Leverage the Lab as a mechanism for exploring new collaborations across both the public and private sector.
* Establish an ongoing platform for experimentation that reflects evolving customer needs and emerging market opportunities.
* Mobilize systems change with aggressive multi-channel storytelling and network building, leveraging BIF's open innovation platform and SFIP's network of cross-sector collaborators and partners.
 

Visit the Lab website to learn more.

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