Pilots at BAT

Scaling Innovative Technologies on the South Brooklyn Waterfront

Emerging climate tech companies, especially in sectors like energy, mobility, and buildings, need live, built environments like roofs, streets, and HVAC systems to test, refine, de-risk, and demonstrate their products for New York City’s complex urban environment.

Through the Pilots at BAT program, NYCEDC is excited to activate its flagship asset, the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT)—a vital 60-acre industrial campus on the South Brooklyn waterfront—to pilot new and emerging technologies for climate innovation. This will play a key role in advancing public sector partnerships that support and grow promising new technologies for communities and for the city's future economy. The BAT team has allocated several pilot zones throughout the BAT campus to serve a variety of technologies.

About BAT

BAT is a modern industrial campus powered by the rich legacy of the South Brooklyn waterfront. NYCEDC has worked to transform BAT into a modern manufacturing hub. The four-million-square-foot campus is home to over 100 businesses and over 4,000 jobs. BAT is the premier affordable hub for modern industrial businesses, entrepreneurs, and working families in New York City.

For additional opportunities on piloting, visit our Harbor Climate Collaborative (HCC) partners at the Trust for Governor’s Island, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The Harbor Climate Collaborative is a joint initiative between three mission-aligned public entities with sites along the New York Harbor—the Trust for Governors Island (TGI), New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC). The Collaborative will be the center of a burgeoning climate innovation ecosystem in New York City. With over $725 million in public investments for the green economy at NYCEDC’s Sunset Park District, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and on Governors Island, the partnering institutions will support climate innovators through piloting, tenanting, regulatory coordination, workforce development, knowledge/data sharing, fundraising, and facilitating access to City agencies.