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 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.

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
Contemporary Trends in European Energy Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Russia Energy Sanctions Enforcement Fossil Fuels 2023-2024 Benjamin Schmitt Energy Security, International, Politics
Has Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme Taken Away Countries’ Ability to Reduce Emissions? Markets & Finance, Climate 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 Artificial Intelligence & Data, 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
The Economics of Grid Reliability and Voltage Improvements Access & Equity, Electricity 2022-2023 Susanna Berkouwer Grids, International
The Effect of Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandates and Changing Consumer Demand on Automaker Strategies and Sales Transportation 2022-2023 Arthur van Benthem Electric Vehicles, Emissions
Think Globally, Act Locally: The Determinants of Local Policymakers’ Support for Climate Policy Climate 2021-2022 Sabrina Arias, Joshua Schwartz Politics
Path to Removing Barriers to Adoption of Low-Carbon Alternatives for Building Cooling Systems Cities & Buildings 2021-2022 Dorit Aviv Energy Efficiency
Health Benefits of the Clean Energy Transition Access & Equity 2021-2022 Susanna Berkouwer International, Public Health
Alternative Sources of Energy in Informal Settlements in Accra, Ghana Access & Equity 2021-2022 Eugenie Birch International
Local Zoning and the Regulation of Solar Farms on Agricultural Land: Helping or Hindering the Transition to Renewable Energy? Agriculture, Clean Energy 2021-2022 Tom Daniels Land Management