STEP has successfully assisted over 120 companies, utilizing the resources of the University of Massachusetts and the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, to advance their technologies in the marketplace.
STEP is a national model.
I am very proud to continue my strong support for this program. STEP maximizes the existing resources of its partners, the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and the University of Massachusetts system, to keep Massachusetts a leader in environmental business and to allow Massachusetts citizens to reap the positive benefits associated with the success of these new envirotechnologies. STEP arose out of a desire to reduce the many uncertainties facing companies with innovative envirotechnologies. STEP defines innovative technologies as those technologies that offer potentially greater efficiency or environmental protection, or offer comparable results at lower costs in terms of energy, economics or environmental impact. Third-party verification of the cost and performance of a technology Technology Demonstration .