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1772                <li>$14 million expansion doubles RTI’s commercialization infrastructure.</li>
1773                <li>Pilot Xcelerator platform helps innovators prove performance at pilot scale and reduce technology investment risk.</li>
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1780            <p><br><span>RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Moving a breakthrough technology from the laboratory to commercial deployment remains one of the biggest challenges facing energy and industrial innovators. To help close that gap,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.rti.org/"><span>RTI International</span></a><span>, an independent scientific research institute, today opened a significant expansion of its&nbsp;</span><a href="https://rpx.rti.org/"><span>RTI Pilot Xcelerator</span></a><span>, an innovation and commercialization platform designed to help tough-tech innovators prove performance at pilot scale, reduce commercialization risk and accelerate deployment.</span></p><p><span>The $14 million expansion on RTI's campus, in the heart of Research Triangle Park, gives innovators access to pilot infrastructure, engineering expertise, independent scientific validation and commercialization support to help bridge the gap between laboratory innovation and commercial deployment. The 25,000-square-foot facility doubles RTI’s commercialization infrastructure and is designed to generate the performance data and operational experience needed to move technologies closer to market.</span></p><p><span>“The RTI Pilot Xcelerator reflects our commitment to helping innovators move breakthrough technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace,” said&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.rti.org/expert/tim-j-gabel"><span>Tim J. Gabel</span></a><span>, president and CEO of RTI. “It's an investment in innovation, commercialization and the future growth of our region and beyond.”</span></p><figure role="group">
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1791<p><span>The expansion strengthens RTI’s ability to support technology commercialization in North Carolina — the Pilot Xcelerator is the only privately owned industrial pilot laboratory in the state — and provides startups, commercial companies and government partners with access to pilot-scale infrastru
1791cture that can be difficult and costly to build independently.&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>Beyond pilot testing, RTI helps innovators navigate the path to commercialization through independent validation, market insights and deployment planning. This support is designed to reduce risk and accelerate adoption across a range of sectors from energy to sustainable chemicals and materials to industrial biotechnology.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>“Access to pilot-scale infrastructure can be one of the biggest barriers to commercialization,” said&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.rti.org/expert/david-dausch"><span>David Dausch</span></a><span>, Ph.D., vice president of engineering and advanced technology at RTI. “The Pilot Xcelerator gives innovators a place to prove performance, generate real-world data and reduce risk without having to build that capability themselves.”</span></p><figure role="group">
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1802<p><span>RTI supports demonstration and scale-up efforts across industries including sustainable aviation fuel, carbon capture, critical minerals and advanced recycling for plastics and other materials. RTI Pilot Xcelerator examples include:</span></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.rti.org/news/syzygy-rti-international-ghg-to-jet-fuel-solution"><span>Syzygy Plasmonics</span></a><span>: Successfully demonstrated a greenhouse gas-reforming process that converts carbon dioxide and methane to produce low-carbon aviation fuel and is now building a commercial plant to create a scalable alternative to conventional jet fuel.</span></li><li><a href="https://www.rti.org/news/carbonbridge-bioprocessing-technology-pilot-xcelerator"><span>CarbonBridge</span></a><span>: Planning is underway to test a waste-to-value bioprocessing technology that uses microbes to convert methane into methanol, transforming waste greenhouse gases into valuable fuels and chemicals, which could have broad applications across industries.</span></li><li><a href="https://www.rti.org/news/aether-fuels-sustainable-aviation-fuel-partnership"><span>Aether Fuels</span></a><span>: Demonstrating a technology that converts waste carbon feedstocks into sustainable aviation fuel, generating the operational data needed to support commercial-scale deployment to reduce carbon in the aviation industry.</span></li><li><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lydian-announces-successful-demonstration-of-novel-sustainable-aviation-fuel-technology-302360287.html"><span>Lydian Labs</span></a><span>: Successfully demonstrated a power-to-liquids technology that combines captured carbon dioxide, water and renewable electricity to produce sustainable aviation fuel. They are targeting a commercial-scale demonstration plant in 2027 and full-scale production by 2030.</span></li></ul><p><span>Space is available for innovators interested in partnering with RTI experts to accelerate new technologies.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://rpx.rti.org/get-in-touch/"><span>Contact the RTI Pilot Xcelerator team</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><a href="https://rpx.rti.org/"><span>Learn more about how RTI helps innovators scale promising new energy and industrial technologies at its Pilot Xcelerator</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><a href="https://www.rti.org/insights/technology-scale-up-commercialization-questions"><span>Five questions to ask before scaling your technology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rti.org/insights/rti-pilot-xcelerator-origin-story"><span>RTI Pilot Xcelerator: The Origin Story</span></a><br><br><a href="https://researchtriangleinstitute-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/cculton_rti_org/IgD8bYfOKFlyTJJaRIp2QWSRAezMAa29NdIZYcStr_56JTA?e=RpLmm3">Access the RTI Pilot Xcelerator media kit</a></p>
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