Our researchers explore critical issues and address challenges that have regional, national, and global implications.
About Our Research Grants
Each year, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to support new research or supplement existing research in energy and climate policy.
We seek requests for proposals from University of Pennsylvania faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students for research projects in the areas of energy and climate policy that can leverage Penn research and support the advancement of our mission.
For questions about the research grants program, please email Angela Pachon.
Call for Research Proposals
The 2024-2025 call for grants is now open! Preference for our climate and energy policy grants will be given to the following topics:
- IRA and BIL Implementation and Evaluation
- Grid Oversight
- Offshore Wind
- Critical Mineral Supply
- LNG Exports
- Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
- PECO Collaboration
In addition to the climate and energy policy grants, the Carl H. Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund will award several grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, and one grant up to $50,000 to support new research or supplement existing research in agriculture and climate policy.
Deadline
Applications should be sent to Arwen Kozak (arwenk@sas.upenn.edu) by Friday, May 3, 2024.
Awarded Research Projects
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Research Areas |
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Researchers |
Keywords |
The Economics of Grid Reliability and Voltage Improvements |
Access & Equity, Electricity |
2022-2023 |
Susanna Berkouwer
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Grids, International |
Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in the State of Michigan |
Climate, Electricity |
2021-2022 |
Peter Psarras
|
Emissions |
The Efficiency of Electricity Pricing Schemes |
Electricity, Markets & Regulation |
2021-2022 |
Arthur van Benthem
|
Finance & Investment |
Increasing Electricity Access in the Developing World through Equitable Load-Shedding |
Electricity, Access & Equity |
2020-2021 |
Tomer Mangoubi
|
International |
Implementing SDG7 in the Informal Settlements: The Case of Accra, Ghana |
Electricity, Access & Equity |
2019-2020 |
Eugenie Birch
|
International |
Repowering Ulaanbaatar: Urbanization after Coal |
Fossil Fuels, Electricity |
2018-2019 |
Nicholas Pevzner, Stephanie Carlisle
|
Coal, International, Public Health |
Power Issue of Scenario Journal |
Access & Equity, Electricity, Emerging Tech |
2018-2019 |
Nicholas Pevzner, Stephanie Carlisle
|
Politics |
Endogenizing Fuel Price Risk (and Uncertainty) |
Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Markets & Regulation |
2018-2019 |
Steven Kimbrough
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Electricity Markets, Finance & Investment, Risk |
A Data Driven PV Power Forecasting Model |
Renewables, Electricity |
2017-2018 |
Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles
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Distributed Energy, Grids, Solar |
The Impact of Renewable Energy Procurement Auctions in Brazil |
Renewables, Electricity |
2017-2018 |
Gabrielle Vasey
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Electricity Markets, Grids, Hydropower, International |
The Multinational as Policy Driver in Africa: A Case Study |
Electricity |
2016-2017 |
Sarah Byala
|
International |
Humidity Responsive, Water Harvesting and Self-Cooling Building Envelopes |
Emerging Tech, Cities & Buildings, Electricity |
2016-2017 |
Shu Yang
|
Water |
Lighting Dark Corners: Improving Light Efficiency with Kirigami |
Electricity |
2015-2016 |
Randall Kamien
|
Energy Efficiency |
A Research Agenda for Tribology |
Emerging Tech, Electricity |
2014-2015 |
Robert Carpick, Andy Jackson
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Energy Efficiency |