The center will carry out research, development and field testing of wind energy technologies.
The company said it will work in collaboration with Caltech professor Robert Grubbs in developing processes to rapidly create prototypes of promising turbine configurations.
Materia CEO Michael Giardello said that the company has been working over the past three years on using the Grubbs catalyst technology to enhance wind blade performance and manufacturing.
"We are looking forward to making a significant contribution in this development of the next generation of wind energy systems," Giardello said.
Materia develops and commercializes olefin metathesis catalyst technology.
