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.
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Deployment of low-carbon energy technologies is focus at COP29, but financing remains a challenge
Hailed as the “finance COP,” bankability and finance of low-carbon energy technologies were at the core of many engagements throughout the 29th Conference of the…
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Innovation at the Horizon: Accelerating Innovation of Emerging Hybrid CDR Technologies
Innovation at the Horizon: Accelerating Innovation of Emerging Hybrid CDR Technologies (November 2024) provides a snapshot of current hybrid carbon dioxide removal (CDR) activities across…
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Navigating the Negotiation: A Community Guide to Binding Agreements in Clean Energy
Navigating the Negotiation: A Community Guide to Binding Agreements in Clean Energy (October 2024) presents results of a study that aims to help community members…
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Environmental justice in the U.S. hydrogen hub development process
For more than a century, both U.S. private industry and tribal corporations have been extracting oil and coal from Navajo Nation (Diné) lands. However, residents…
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Community Insights on Research and Engagement
Factbook for H2Hubs Stakeholders: Community Insights on Research and Engagement (August 2024) is an EFI Foundation (EFIF) factbook that addresses communities’ needs for information as…
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Topic Experts
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Ernest J. Moniz
Founder and CEO
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Joseph S. Hezir
President and CFO
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April Salas
Chief Operating Officer
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David Ellis
Executive Vice President, Communications and Policy Outreach
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Alex Kizer
Executive Vice President
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Stephen D. Comello
Executive Vice President; Executive Director, Nuclear Scaling Initiative
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Madeline Schomburg
Vice President
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Lizi Bowen
Deputy Director, Communications
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Tatiana Bruce da Silva
Deputy Director, Energy Systems
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Minji Jeong
Senior Research Lead
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Sarah Frances Smith
Deputy Director, Energy Innovation
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Katelyn O’Dell Dean
Senior Research Lead
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Beth Dowdy
Project Manager
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Akhila Mullapudi
Research Analyst
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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.