The United States has long led the world in energy innovation. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) holds several tens of billions of dollars to drive progress further, as debate begins over fiscal year 2027 appropriations following the president’s budget request. Despite the country’s world-leading capacity to innovate, billions in recent cuts, outdated agency structures, and an inability to transparently measure progress have held back U.S. innovation at a critical juncture for the global energy system.
Join the EFI Foundation (EFIF) on Wednesday, April 22 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET for the virtual launch of the Energy Innovation Project, a new initiative to make sense of federal innovation policy and provide impactful recommendations to protect America’s technological edge. The project begins with the launch of a first-of-its-kind database that consolidates and tracks key metrics across government reports, federal appropriations, and DOE-issued awards since fiscal year 2017.
The database illuminates how federal spending, project selection, and agency staffing impact the pace and scale of innovation in the United States, enabling the Energy Innovation Project to produce timely insights on how to accelerate breakthroughs. The project is part of the EFI Foundation’s longstanding commitment to driving innovation across technologies, business models, and policies.
EFIF Executive Vice President Alex Kizer will provide opening remarks, followed by an introduction from EFIF Deputy Director for Energy Innovation Sarah Frances Smith. A panel discussion will feature EFIF Founder and CEO Ernest J. Moniz, Tom Fanning, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Alliance for Critical Infrastructure, and Anne Simpson, vice chair of the Official Monetary Financial Institutions Forum, before Kizer delivers a concluding statement.
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