Plugging In To Federal Clean Energy Innovation Programs

The recently-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, contains nearly $30 billion (tens of billions of dollars) in funding for clean energy innovation. This funding will support new and existing programs at the Department of Energy to move innovative technologies from the lab to the market.

But how, exactly, can American clean energy businesses and entrepreneurs plug in to federal programs to support the development and commercialization of new technologies?

Third Way and the Clean Energy Business Network are thrilled to celebrate American entrepreneurs and energy innovators through a showcase of U.S. programs supporting clean energy–including both longstanding initiatives as well as new programs established under IIJA. We’ll hear from experts across the Department of Energy who will provide a holistic overview of the U.S. clean energy innovation ecosystem to demonstrate how clean energy businesses, entrepreneurs, and innovators can take advantage of federal programs.

Speakers:
Dr. Vanessa Chan, Director, Office of Technology Transitions, US Department of Energy
Dr. John Carlisle, Director, Chain Reaction Innovations, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Jennifer Gerbi, Deputy Director for Technology, ARPA-E, DOE
Dr. Eileen Chant, Outreach Manager, Office of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, DOE
Dr. Rukmani Vijayaraghavan, Innovation and Market Transformation Advisor, Water Power Technologies Office, US Department of Energy