Center for Clean Energy Innovation
Innovation to make energy both clean and competitive must be a central goal of climate and energy policy. ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation exists to elevate this imperative in the policy debate in the United States and around the world. We conduct research, provide nonpartisan analysis, generate policy proposals, and convene members of the analytical and policymaking communities with this mission firmly in focus.
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Featured Publications
The Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation: A Flexible New Tool to Build the Economy, Strengthen Science, and Fight Climate Change
In July 2022, Congress authorized DOE to establish and collaborate closely with a new non-profit Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI), an idea that the Center developed over the previous five years. ITIF is working to ensure that FESI gets off to a fast start and contributes to DOE’s vital missions right away.
Events
September 7, 2022|Register Now
Buying Power: How Federal Procurement Can Drive Clean Energy Innovation
Join ITIF as we release a new report by ITIF board member and former DOD and GSA sustainability leader Dorothy Robyn and hear from leaders inside and outside the federal government on this vital issue
July 26, 2022
Accelerating More Equitable EV Adoption Through Technological, Business Model, and Policy Innovation
ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation hosted an expert discussion on the findings and policy implications of a new report examining the connection between equity and innovation in the context of EVs.
June 28, 2022
How 5G Can Spur Climate Tech Innovation
Watch the discussion surrounding the potential climate tech applications of 5G and what is needed going forward to help ensure that this critical infrastructure can facilitate the low-carbon transition.
June 5, 2022
2022 Climate-Tech Policy “Boot Camp” for Early Career Researchers
The Center for Clean Energy Innovation hosted its 2022 climate-tech policy “boot camp” for early career researchers Sunday to Friday, June 5–10, in Washington, D.C.
May 17, 2022
Further Energizing Innovation: Federal Energy RD&D in FY23 and Beyond
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More From the Center
June 27, 2022|Reports & Briefings
Clean and Just: Electric Vehicle Innovation to Accelerate More Equitable Early Adoption
Rapid adoption of electric vehicles by low-income and disadvantaged populations is necessary for decarbonization. Innovative products and business models are emerging that accelerate such adoption. Supportive policies should extend these innovations and amplify their benefits.
June 6, 2022|Publications
About ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation
ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation exists to elevate this imperative in the policy debate in the United States and around the world. We conduct research, provide nonpartisan analysis, generate policy proposals, and convene members of the analytical and policymaking communities with this mission firmly in focus.
May 24, 2022|Op-Eds & Commentary, Blogs
The United States Urgently Needs a Carbon Management Vision
The science of climate change has been clear for decades. The IPCC shows that it is increasingly clear that active carbon management technologies must be in the climate mitigation toolbox. With its wealth of know-how and innovative start-up economy, the United States is well-positioned to dominate this burgeoning global industry and will do so if the federal government has the vision to realize this potential.
May 20, 2022|Op-Eds & Commentary, Blogs
Filling the Gaps in Federal Clean Energy RD&D Investment in FY 2023 and Beyond
In the Annual Energy Outlook 2022, the Energy Information Administration forecasts that if current policy and technology trends continue, U.S. energy-related emissions would decline only 2 percent from 2021 to 2050. The message is clear: To leap from a 2 percent decline to a 100 percent decline in GHG emissions, the United States must continue to encourage and support continued innovation in energy.
May 13, 2022|Publications
Energizing Innovation in FY 2023: Interactive Dataviz
The FY 2023 budget request signals the United States’ commitment to sustain bipartisan momentum for investment in clean energy innovation.
May 3, 2022|Events
Active Carbon Management: Critical Tools in the Climate Toolbox
April 18, 2022|Blogs
First of Its Kind: Making DOE’s New Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations a Success
The U.S. Department of Energy’s new Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations is a tremendous step forward for innovation and must become a permanent fixture in the federal structure. DOE needs time right now to build up the new office systematically, and over the next few years its funding must grow rapidly, so that it can drive a steady stream of innovations ready to be scaled up nationally and globally.