Innovation
Innovation is essential to address today’s critical energy challenges. EFI Foundation’s rigorous research and expert convenings deliver insights on innovation across technology, markets, and policy. Our work supports breakthrough technologies and pragmatic, evidence-based policies. We partner with states, local governments, and the private sector to advance emerging technologies, business tools, and policy frameworks to help overcome real-world barriers. From carbon accounting and geologic hydrogen to direct air capture and carbon removal, we are committed to driving innovation across the clean energy landscape.
Featured
All Work
-
Promising Blockchain Applications for Energy
Promising Blockchain Applications for Energy: Separating Signal from the Noise (July 2018) provides a critical examination of energy applications for blockchain technology, focusing on five…
-
Explaining carbon capture in (less than) 3 minutes
Distinguished Associate Julio Friedmann explains, in a video for the group Third Way, the necessity of incorporating carbon capture into the international climate strategy. He’s…
-
Hezir: designing successful energy demonstration projects
EFI Prinicpal Joseph S. Hezir participated in a panel sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation in Washington, D.C. on transformational clean-energy innovations. Watch…
-
Moniz & Steyer at cities conference
Ernest Moniz joined billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer for a session called “Taking the Lead on Climate Change.” Watch here
-
Moniz receives Roosevelt Institute Award
On June 7, 2017, Ernest Moniz received the Roosevelt Institution’s Franklin D. Roosevelt Distinguished Public Service Award. The award honors “individuals whose careers exemplify President…
Interested in the EFI Foundation newsletter?
There are no posts to display at this time. Please check back later for recent updates.
Topic Experts
-
Ernest J. Moniz
Founder and CEO
-
Joseph S. Hezir
President and CFO
-
April Salas
Chief Operating Officer
-
David Ellis
Executive Vice President, Communications and Policy Outreach
-
Alex Kizer
Executive Vice President
-
Stephen D. Comello
Executive Vice President; Executive Director, Nuclear Scaling Initiative
-
Madeline Schomburg
Vice President
-
Lizi Bowen
Deputy Director of Communications
-
Tatiana Bruce da Silva
Deputy Director of Research
-
Minji Jeong
Senior Research Lead
-
Sarah Frances Smith
Deputy Director
-
Katelyn O’Dell Dean
Senior Research Lead
-
Beth Dowdy
Project Manager
-
Akhila Mullapudi
Research Analyst
Thought Leadership
Explore More Areas of Focus
We’re shaping the future—explore below to see how our work powers pragmatic progress across the energy landscape.
Carbon Management
EFI Foundation’s carbon management research proposes technological and policy pathways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We analyze the full spectrum of carbon solutions—from clean power and fuels to carbon capture, removal, and geoengineering—ensuring reasonable pathways forward.
Innovation
Innovation is essential to address today’s critical energy challenges. EFI Foundation’s rigorous research and expert convenings deliver insights on innovation across technology, markets, and policy. Our work supports breakthrough technologies and pragmatic, evidence-based policies.
Finance
Unleashing large-scale deployment of next-generation technologies requires innovative ways to channel capital to novel energy projects. EFI Foundation develops practical tools and finance solutions, including an integrated carbon accounting framework and risk- reduction strategies, to help clean energy initiatives go from concept to project.
Jobs
A strong and dynamic clean energy workforce is needed to tackle the interconnected challenges of climate, energy security, economic competitiveness, and social equity. EFI Foundation works to forge cross-cutting coalitions and define policy pathways that create jobs and transition the United States toward a low-carbon economy.
Security
Global energy demand is on a constant upwards trajectory. New technologies require new generation capacity while geopolitical tensions compel states to diversify energy and material supplies. As a result, securing clean and reliable energy is more important than ever.
Nuclear
Expanding nuclear power capacity is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while still meeting rising global energy demand. Since EFIF’s inception, we’ve affirmed the importance of nuclear energy as a low-carbon solution.