Cohort 4 (2025–2027)
Meet the innovators in West Gate's fourth cohort, learn about the technologies they're developing, and see how to support efforts to broadly deploy these important renewable energy advancements.
These innovators are supported by the following U.S. Department of Energy offices:
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)
Industrial Technologies Office (ITO)
Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO).
Find out how James Clegern is advancing non-chemical battery storage technology by developing a low-cost flywheel design for longer lasting, high-performance batteries.
Supported by AMMTO and ITO
Learn how Kian Lopez is utilizing ultra-selective pressure-driven membrane systems to produce ultrapure water for advanced manufacturing and water treatment applications.
Supported by AMMTO
Find out how Ying Sun is addressing the demand for rare-earth elements through phytomining, a technique that uses engineered plants to extract rare-earth elements from soil.
Supported by AMMTO
Learn how Ian Browstein is maximizing energy production and reducing costs with an affordable and reliable vertical-axis wind turbine.
Supported by WETO
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Last Updated Aug. 5, 2025