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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Breaking the Lock on Urban Climate Finance: An Exploration Cities & Buildings 2023-2024 Eugenie Birch, Luke Campo Finance & Investment
It’s Time for a Green Investment Treaty to Incentivize Climate-Aligned Foreign Direct Investment Markets & Regulation 2023-2024 William Burke-White Finance & Investment, International
Mitigating Climate Change Through Investor Activism Climate 2023-2024 Joseph Huang Finance & Investment
The Efficiency of Electricity Pricing Schemes Electricity, Markets & Regulation 2021-2022 Arthur van Benthem Finance & Investment
Do Government Loans Crowd Out Private Borrowing? Markets & Regulation, Climate 2019-2020 Ben Keys Finance & Investment, Risk
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
Endogenizing Fuel Price Risk (and Uncertainty) Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Markets & Regulation 2018-2019 Steven Kimbrough Electricity Markets, Finance & Investment, Risk
The Unforeseen Consequences of Regulations: How Past Regulations Affect the Adoption of Innovative Technologies in the Shale Gas Industry Markets & Regulation, Fossil Fuels 2017-2018 Paul Décaire Finance & Investment, Fracking, Oil & Gas, Regulation
Global Infrastructure Project Research Network Markets & Regulation 2015-2016 Witold Henisz Finance & Investment, International