Massachusetts Climatetech Economic Development Strategy and Implementation Plan
MassCEC has developed a strategy to make Massachusetts the climate innovation lab for the world. It is the beginning of what will be a transformative, collaborative effort. We’re ready to protect people, communities, jobs, and businesses across the globe by leading the industry that will help us solve the world’s greatest challenge.
Climatetech Strategy
INVEST
Fund companies and infrastructure to support climatetech growth
- Provide funding opportunities, including grants and tax incentives, to climatetech firms across stages of their growth.
- Invest in shared infrastructure and equipment to build a testing and demonstration network anchored in regional clusters and support targeted deployment efforts (e.g., offshore wind).
- Deliver funding support to installation, maintenance, and supply chain partners, particularly Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs).
ACCELERATE
Make Massachusetts the best place for climatetech companies to scale, stay, and succeed
- Drive equitable training and career advancement to meet the evolving workforce needs of the climatetech industry.
- Build markets for emerging technology by stimulating demand among early customers, facilitating early customer matching, and supporting green procurement.
- Activate the development of move-in ready spaces and manufacturing sites to help climatetech companies expand quickly.
CONNECT
Enhance and promote the Massachusetts climatetech ecosystem on a state, national, and global scale
- Provide accessible, hands-on concierge supports to connect companies with the resources and partners they need to scale.
- Convene and strengthen networks to build a statewide Climate Corridor leveraging the full power of the Commonwealth.
- Amplify awareness of state supports and MA’s global climatetech leadership through communications, marketing, and events.
Map Headline
A detailed map of Climatetech Startup HQs, testing and demo sites, engineering colleges, and vocational schools across Massachusetts plays a critical role in advancing the state’s climatetech sector and green workforce development. By visually connecting key innovation hubs, training institutions, and demonstration sites, it highlights opportunities for strategic partnerships, resource-sharing, and targeted investments.
This map can guide policymakers, investors, and educators in aligning efforts to build a highly skilled workforce and accelerate the deployment of clean technologies, ensuring Massachusetts remains at the forefront of the transition to a sustainable energy economy.
Map Legend
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Climatetech Startups The known HQ for climatetech startup companies. |
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Colleges, Universities, Vocational Schools The main address for known colleges, universities, top engineering schools, and vocational high schools.. |
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Electricity Generation & Utilities The location of electricity power plants, wind power plants, and municipal light plant HQ. |
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Proximity to Electric Substations Heat map indicator of how close the geographic area is to an electric grid substation. |
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ReadyMass Sites The location of MassEcon's ReadyMass 100 sites. |
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Testing, Demo, ESO Sites The location of known test facilities, demonstration sites, accelerators, and other entrepreneur support organizations for emerging climatetech. |
Jobs and Business for Every Region
Massachusetts can leverage unique regional strengths to create thousands of climatetech jobs and generate billions of dollars for the state’s economy. The Mass Leads Act, signed into law by Governor Healey in November 2024, gives MassCEC the power to administer up to hundreds of millions of dollars in financing tools and tax incentives to spark this economic growth.
Berkshires
The Berkshires region has a near-term opportunity to contribute to the climatetech supply chain and cement its lead in agricultural technology. The region’s brownfield sites present long-term opportunities for larger-scale clean energy and climatetech manufacturing.
Central
Central Massachusetts is home to a growing innovation community driving leadership in advanced climatetech manufacturing, focusing on energy storage, biomanufacturing, and industrial decarbonization.
Greater Boston
Greater Boston’s world-class innovation cluster is the densest in the Massachusetts climatetech innovation ecosystem, generating R&D and startup activity across sectors and serving as the financial center of the climate innovation industry.
Pioneer Valley
The communities of the Pioneer Valley have the most substantial opportunities for scaled industrial climatetech manufacturing due to affordable renewables, site availability, and a strong base of industrial talent and innovation.
Northeast
The Northeast, with its talented workforce and robust higher education network, has the potential to be a hub for advanced climatetech manufacturing requiring high-skilled labor. Thanks to the development of the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal, the region is on track to lead key elements of the offshore wind ecosystem.
Southeast & Cape Cod
Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, pioneers of the nation’s offshore wind industry and leaders in the blue economy, can build on deep research and deployment assets to become the global hub for ocean innovation.