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
| Sort by Title |
Research Areas |
Sort by Year |
Researchers |
Keywords |
| A Data Driven PV Power Forecasting Model |
Renewables, Electricity |
2017-2018 |
Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles
|
Distributed Energy, Grids, Solar |
| 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 |
| Energy in the Global Economy: History and Future |
Fossil Fuels, Markets & Regulation |
2017-2018 |
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
|
Fracking, Oil & Gas |
| Disasters in the Delta: Oil Spills, Externalities, and Militant Competition in Nigeria |
Fossil Fuels, Markets & Regulation |
2017-2018 |
Jonah Rexer
|
International, Oil & Gas |
| Preemption, Contracting Frictions and Investment Efficiency in Shale Gas Extraction |
Fossil Fuels, Climate |
2017-2018 |
Aymeric Bellon, Tong Liu
|
Environment, Natural Resources, Oil & Gas |
| The Impact of Renewable Energy Procurement Auctions in Brazil |
Renewables, Electricity |
2017-2018 |
Gabrielle Vasey
|
Electricity Markets, Grids, Hydropower, International |
| Socio-Spatial Carbon Collaborative |
Access & Equity, Cities & Buildings |
2017-2018 |
Daniel Cohen
|
Carbon Pricing, Emissions, Environment |
| Philadelphia’s Energy Transition |
Climate, Cities & Buildings |
2016-2017 |
William Braham, Eugenie Birch, Tom Daniels, Erick Guerra, John Landis, Megan Ryerson, Barry Silverman, Susan Wachter
|
Emissions, Pennsylvania |
| Separate Markets for Externalities: Regional versus State-by-State Implementation of the Clean Power Plan |
Markets & Regulation, Climate |
2016-2017 |
Mike Abito
|
Carbon Pricing, Electricity Markets |
| Chinese Policy Implications of Urban Form Energy Studies |
Cities & Buildings |
2016-2017 |
Stefan Al
|
Emissions, International |
| The Multinational as Policy Driver in Africa: A Case Study |
Electricity |
2016-2017 |
Sarah Byala
|
International |
| Potable Water for the Clinic Serving the Community of Gashora, Rwanda |
Access & Equity, Renewables |
2016-2017 |
Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles
|
International, Solar |
| Innovating in Isolation: Cuba’s Lessons for Sustainable, ‘Energy Smart’ Agriculture |
Climate |
2016-2017 |
Shana Starobin
|
Environment, Land Management |
| How to Improve Vehicle Emissions Policies? |
Transportation |
2016-2017 |
Arthur van Benthem
|
Emissions, Regulation |
| Water Rights, Droughts and Climate Change on the Future of the American Southwest |
Climate |
2016-2017 |
Hong Yu Xiao
|
Environment, Water |