Amazon has announced a global equity-free accelerator program for companies at the bleeding edge of material science, manufacturing and energy. Dubbed the Amazon Sustainability Deep Tech Accelerator, the program promises finalists a structured path to get their technology evaluated by senior leadership at Amazon , who could subsequently approve commercial opportunities with the e-commerce giant. The finalists will have the opportunity to have their technologies adopted across Amazon Devices, Amazon Web Services and Amazon Private Brands, the company said in a recent statement. Applications will open in January 2027. “Across industry, new technologies are needed to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of recycled materials. Many are being developed right now by thousands of innovators around the world—but the traditional path from lab to enterprise adoption is too slow,” said Maiken Moeller-Hansen, director of energy and sustainability for Amazon devices and services. “We designed this program to accelerate a different path, one where innovators develop an integration proposal shaped around product roadmap and manufacturing readiness, then present it directly to the leaders who can greenlight it,” she said. The accelerator is on the lookout for technologies that can lower carbon emissions and strengthen supply chain resilience across three themes: advanced manufacturing, energy efficiency and circularity. The program has the potential to open doors. These opportunities with Amazon can take shape in various commercial arrangements, such as licensing and supply agreements to technology collaborations and investment opportunities based on mutual fit and business objectives. It is also possible for the technologies to be referred to other Amazon business units.