NSF Engines:
Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine
A university, industry and community collaboration funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation
An innovation ecosystem
Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine, led by Arizona State University and spanning three states — Utah, Nevada and Arizona — aims to elevate the Southwest as a regional hub of economic development catalyzed by sustainability innovation.
Vision
An American Southwest known worldwide as a critical deep-tech innovation leader.
Mission
SWSIE builds an ecosystem in the American Southwest that advances the development and deployment of transformative technologies—creating economic opportunities, strengthening U.S. competitiveness, and addressing regional challenges in energy, water, and air systems.
SWSIE is initially focused on supporting the commercialization of technology that ensures a stable power supply to industry, AI data centers and communities through bringing to market grid-ready solutions via long-duration energy storage, geothermal power production and proving the viability of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) and Microreactors. It also is developing market-ready products that draw water from the air to facilitate continued industry and population growth in the desert Southwest.
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