What’s Taking So Long?
Event Summary
In this talk, Steve Capanna will use the clean hydrogen tax credit as a case study to discuss the processes and considerations that informed the timing of Biden Administration energy policy implementation, and the potential implications for future policy design.
Space for this event is limited. If you are interested in attending, please email arwenk@upenn.edu. Lunch will be provided immediately following the talk.
Steve Capanna
Director of Technology Policy, U.S Department of EnergySteve Capanna is the Director of Technology Policy at the U.S Department of Energy, where he oversees a portfolio focused on identifying strategies that will develop and deploy the clean energy technologies necessary to achieve our long-term national energy and climate goals.
Steve Capanna is the Director of Technology Policy at the U.S Department of Energy, where he oversees a portfolio focused on identifying strategies that will develop and deploy the clean energy technologies necessary to achieve our long-term national energy and climate goals. In this role, he also oversees DOE’s engagement providing technical expertise to the IRS and Treasury on clean energy tax incentives. Prior to rejoining DOE in the fall of 2021, Steve was Director of U.S. Climate Policy and Analysis at the Environmental Defense Fund, where he led EDF’s innovation portfolio. He was previously at DOE from 2011 to 2019, where he was Director of Strategic Analysis in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. He began his career in 2005 working in policy and research at the Alliance to Save Energy. Steve earned his M.A. in International Energy and Environmental Policy and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.
