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 Can We Deploy Solar Fuels in a Decarbonized Society? Emerging Tech, Renewables 2023-2024 Karen Goldberg, Walter Johnsen, Thomas Mallouk Solar
Field Experiments to Measure the Impact of Solar Lights at the Bottom of the Pyramid Renewables 2022-2023 Serguei Netessine International, Solar
Local Zoning and the Regulation of Solar Farms on Agricultural Land: Helping or Hindering the Transition to Renewable Energy? Renewables 2021-2022 Tom Daniels Agriculture, Land Management
Philadelphia’s Energy Transitions: A Short History Fossil Fuels, Renewables 2021-2022 Jared Farmer Pennsylvania
Rare Earths in Renewables: The Story of Three Rs Renewables 2020-2021 Deep Jariwala Natural Resources
Climate Change and Energy Technological Progress Climate, Renewables 2020-2021 Jesús Fernández-Villaverde Storage
Wartime Speed During Peacetime? How New York State Built an Unprecedented Coalition for Breakneck Renewables Deployment Renewables, Access & Equity 2020-2021 Daniel Cohen Grids
A Six Point Plan for Eliminating U.S. Carbon Emissions and Minimizing Climate Costs Climate, Renewables 2019-2020 Oscar Serpell Energy Efficiency, Finance & Investment, Land Management, Politics, Regulation, Subsidies
Promoting Energy Conservation on the Farm: Thinking About Waste as a Gold Mine Instead of a Headache Climate, Renewables 2019-2020 Dipti Pitta, Veronica Shabtai Biofuel, Pennsylvania, Waste
Guiding Energy Storage Capacity Investment for Renewable Grids Renewables 2019-2020 Christian Kaps Grids, Storage
Jump-Starting the Market: Subsidies and Firm Entry Markets & Regulation, Renewables 2018-2019 Felipe Flores-Golfin Solar, Subsidies
A Data Driven PV Power Forecasting Model Renewables, Electricity 2017-2018 Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles Distributed Energy, Grids, Solar
The Impact of Renewable Energy Procurement Auctions in Brazil Renewables, Electricity 2017-2018 Gabrielle Vasey Electricity Markets, Grids, Hydropower, International
Potable Water for the Clinic Serving the Community of Gashora, Rwanda Access & Equity, Renewables 2016-2017 Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles International, Solar
Solar Energy Powered Water Purification System in Rwanda Access & Equity, Renewables 2015-2016 Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles International, Solar, Water