The City of New York has announced the creation of BATWorks, a 200,000-square-foot climate innovation hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Led by a consortium including the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), the project will be supported by a $100 million investment from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). The hub is designed to foster clean-tech innovation, serve 150 startups over the next decade, and generate an estimated $2.6 billion in economic impact. Key partners also include CUNY, NYU, and design firm Perkins and Will.
BATWorks will house flexible workspaces and laboratories for emerging climate technology companies, with facilities designed to support product development and testing. LACI will lead the “Pilots at BAT” program, allowing companies to test climate technologies in a live urban setting, and advise on program development. CIC will oversee workspace design and daily operations, providing a platform for startups to grow. The initiative is part of Mayor Adams’ “Harbor of the Future” strategy and aligns with the city’s broader Green Economy Action Plan.
Rendering of Brooklyn Army Terminal, via edc.nyc
Notably, NYCEDC has awarded $1.4 million to the South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation to lead a Sunset Park-based Economic Mobility Network. This network will connect residents to jobs created at BATWorks and in related industries, with training provided by community organizations such as Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, and Solar One.
“The Stak team applauds New York City’s leadership for launching the Climate Innovation Hub,” said Diallo Powell, co-founder and CEO, STAK Mobility. “This visionary initiative creates a powerful ecosystem where innovation meets opportunity, nurturing Brooklyn’s next generation of climate and hardtech entrepreneurs. Having directly benefited from similar EDC and LACI programs, we’ve witnessed firsthand how these targeted investments transform bold ideas into impactful solutions for our shared climate challenge.”
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The climate is toast, and so are we.
Butter, sugar, cinnamon.
Another expensive temple to the cult of global warming. I hope the priests and acolytes enjoy their cushy surroundings.
How many hurricanes, tornados, floods, forest fires, and droughts do we need?