Augusta Designated As A Tech Hub In Advanced Energy And Innovation
As of Today, October 23, Augusta-Richmond County has been designated as a Tech Hub through the Bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. A tech hub is a location or community that promotes innovation for technology-based companies.
Currently, these tech hubs are located across 32 states in Puerto Rico. Georgia and South Carolina have been selected as regional designations.
The focus of a tech hub is to focus on industries ranging from autonomous systems, quantum computing, biotechnology, precision medicine, clean energy advancement, semiconductor manufacturing, and more. According to this press release, the Augusta-South Carolina tech hub will focus on clean energy technologies.
Clean Energy technologies are noninvasive ways to add power to the global community. They do this with equipment that is renewable and not harmful to the environment. Examples of clean energy technologies include solar, wind, water, geothermal, bioenergy, natural gas, and nuclear power.
Designating this area as a Tech Hub means more jobs are calling this area home and more industries are focused on the future of the area. Overall it is to strengthen American energy security.
Senator Ossof of Georgia stated that,
“Georgia remains on track to become the nation’s advanced energy capital, powered by Federal infrastructure and manufacturing legislation.”
The locations that were designated are now eligible to apply for the next phase of the Tech Hubs Program, which will invest between $50-$75 million in each of 5-10 Designated Hubs.
