Funded Projects


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 up to $15,000 (one-year) and $20,000 (two-year) grants to support new research or supplement existing research in energy and climate policy.

For questions about the research grants program, please email Oscar Serpell.

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The Techno-Agroforest: Status, Prospects and Constraints for Geospatial Technology in Temperate Agroforestry Systems Agriculture 2025-2026 Elliot Bullen, Thomas Parsons Environment
Modeling Climate-Induced Food Insecurity, Migration, and Conflict in West Africa: Evidence from New Machine-Coded Environmental Event Data Agriculture, Climate 2025-2026 Erik Wibbels Artificial Intelligence & Data, International
Intersectional Issues in South Asia: Climate, Food and Social Insecurity Agriculture, Climate 2025-2026 Irina Marinov International
Transatlantic Energy Transition Law: Grid Governance in Conversation Institutions & Governance, Electricity 2024-2025 Shelley Welton Grids
Inflation Reduction Act Boom Towns Policy Design, Access & Equity, Clean Energy 2024-2025 Sanya Carley
Maladaptive Behaviors in Response to Energy Insecurity, the Role of LIHEAP during the Pandemic Access & Equity, Cities & Buildings 2024-2025 Chenyi Ma, Dennis P. Culhane Covid-19
Affordability-Opportunity: Vulnerability Tradeoff? Access & Equity, Cities & Buildings 2024-2025 Yeonhwa Lee, Lance Freeman
Resurfacing the State? Media Portrayals and Public Perceptions of Federal Energy-Industry Investments Clean Energy 2024-2025 Parrish Bergquist Politics
Policy Guidance for Addressing Energy Insecurity and Utility Disconnections Policy Design, Access & Equity 2024-2025 Alison Knasin Utilities
Where to Store Electricity? Optimizing Locations of Batteries in a Grid with Interpretable Machine Learning Emerging Tech 2024-2025 Serguei Netessine, Rana Vishrut Grids, Storage
The Potential for Industrial Waste Processing to Meet Both Carbon Storage and Critical Mineral Goals in Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Removal, Emerging Tech 2024-2025 Hélène Pilorgé, Peter Psarras, Shelvey Swett, Aline Uwase Coal
Heat Stress and Urban Resilience: How Should We Plan for the Increasing Cooling Needs of Vulnerable Urban Communities Cities & Buildings, Electricity 2024-2025 Dorit Aviv, William Braham, Siva Mathiyazhagan Public Health
Evaluating the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy Agriculture, Markets & Finance 2024-2025 Arthur van Benthem, Prakash Mishra, Mathias Reynaert, Augusto Ospital International
An Agrivoltaic Demonstration Project at Penn Vet School’s New Bolton Center Agriculture, Clean Energy 2024-2025 Tom Daniels, Thomas Parsons Solar
Measuring Carbon Effects of Urban Orchards Agriculture, Cities & Buildings 2024-2025 Domenic Vitiello, Allison Lassiter, Michael Nairn