Innovation
Grow domestic investments in innovative clean energy solutions.
The Issue
Investment in clean energy innovation is not rising to the scale necessary to meet rising energy demand, avoid reliability crises, and reduce emissions causing climate change. We need to rethink the clean energy innovation pipeline from the lab all the way through deployment.
Our Solution
It’s time to go beyond technology-specific approaches and make investing in clean energy solutions a standing national priority. We’re working to write and advance new policies that will power the engine of our future economic growth – from research, development, and manufacturing to the deployment of clean energy technologies.
Achieving a clean energy system will require innovation and investment from both the public and private sector. Together, we can ensure that the best solutions are developed and deployed, and that the United States leads the world in putting in place high-quality products, high-quality production methods, and successfully deploys cutting-edge clean technologies that will work for diverse and changing communities.
To do this, capital-intensive clean energy solutions must compete against incumbent energy solutions in an economic sector characterized by low operating costs and long investment horizons.
Our Work
We are working toward:
- Better design of funding opportunities for clean energy across all stages of innovation
- More flexibility in government programs and funding to enable rapid new technology adoption
- Stronger commitment from the public sector to clean technology deployment
- Targeted clean energy innovation programs that support technologies all the way through commercialization