Research 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 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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How Will Electric Vehicles Influence the Changing Urban Infrastructure and Energy Network? Transportation, Cities & Buildings 2023-2024 Zhongjie Lin Electric Vehicles
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
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
Community‐Informed Accessibility Tool for Energy‐Efficient, Low‐Emissions Transportation Systems Transportation 2021-2022 Megan Ryerson Energy Efficiency
Regulating Fuel Economy Standards Markets & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Transportation 2020-2021 Arthur van Benthem Electric Vehicles, Emissions
The Impact of Transportation Electrification on Urban Forms in China Transportation 2019-2020 Zhongjie Lin Electric Vehicles, International
Uber and Lyft’s Effects on Gasoline Consumption and Emissions Transportation 2018-2019 Xiaoxia “Summer” Dong Emissions, Pennsylvania
Your Uber Has Arrived: Ridesharing and Emissions Impacts Transportation 2018-2019 Caitlin Gorback Emissions
Valuation of Electric Vehicles and Parking Policies in Philadelphia Transportation, Cities & Buildings 2017-2018 Erick Guerra, Ricardo Daziano Electric Vehicles, Pennsylvania
How to Improve Vehicle Emissions Policies? Transportation 2016-2017 Arthur van Benthem Emissions, Regulation
The Future of Aviation Policy Transportation 2015-2016 Megan Ryerson Aviation, Regulation
Electric Motorcycles for the Motorcycle City Transportation, Fossil Fuels 2014-2015 Erick Guerra Electric Vehicles, International, Subsidies
Airline Fuel Loading: Existing Airline Practices and Future Federal Regulations Transportation, Fossil Fuels 2014-2015 Megan Ryerson, Mark Hansen Aviation, Emissions, Regulation
The Economics of MPG Claims: Theory and Evidence Transportation, Fossil Fuels 2014-2015 Arthur van Benthem, Sébastien Houde, Kenneth Gillingham Regulation