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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 Oscar Serpell.

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It’s Time for a Green Investment Treaty to Incentivize Climate-Aligned Foreign Direct Investment Markets & Finance 2023-2024 William Burke-White Finance & Investment, International
How Can We Deploy Solar Fuels in a Decarbonized Society? Emerging Tech, Clean Energy 2023-2024 Karen Goldberg, Walter Johnsen, Thomas Mallouk Solar
Mitigating Climate Change Through Investor Activism Climate 2023-2024 Joseph Huang Finance & Investment
A History of Regenerative Agriculture Practices from the Global South: Case Studies from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe Agriculture, Access & Equity 2023-2024 Thabo Lenneiye International
How Will Electric Vehicles Influence the Changing Urban Infrastructure and Energy Network? Transportation, Cities & Buildings 2023-2024 Zhongjie Lin, Jing Kang Electric Vehicles
Are Those Who Most Benefit from the IRA Aware It Exists? Guidance for Stakeholders and Policymakers Access & Equity, Climate 2023-2024 Michael Mann, Heather Kostick, Julia Pampush Politics
Evaluating K-12 Public School District Sustainability Plans for Climate and Energy Justice Access & Equity, Climate 2023-2024 Akira Drake Rodriquez
Breaking the Lock on Urban Climate Finance: An Exploration Cities & Buildings 2023-2024 Eugenie Birch, Luke Campo Finance & Investment
Contemporary Trends in European Energy Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Russia Energy Sanctions Enforcement Fossil Fuels 2023-2024 Benjamin Schmitt Energy Security, International, Politics
The Effect of Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandates and Changing Consumer Demand on Automaker Strategies and Sales Transportation 2023-2024 Arthur van Benthem Electric Vehicles, Emissions
Intersecting Energy Cultures: A Community-Based, Trans-Local Energy Justice Project Access & Equity 2022-2023 Bethany Wiggin Environment
Engineering Nature-Based Buffers to Address Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Andes Climate 2022-2023 Kristina Lyons Environment, International
Field Experiments to Measure the Impact of Solar Lights at the Bottom of the Pyramid Clean Energy 2022-2023 Serguei Netessine International, Solar
Electric Vehicle Charging Networks Reliability: Case Studies of National and Local Policies in Japan Transportation, Access & Equity 2022-2023 Bing-Yu Chiu Electric Vehicles, International
Privately Owned Battery Storage: Reshaping the Utility Business Case Emerging Tech, Markets & Finance 2022-2023 Christian Kaps Storage