Clean Economy Project

Insights

Analysis, commentary, and original research from the CleanEcon team — on the policy battles that will determine whether America leads the next era of economic growth.

Why We Need A National Transmission Authority

It's time to build and construct a transmission network that can compete on a global scale.

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What It Will Take to Fix SBIR

How the program has drifted from its original purpose and why that matters for the broader energy innovation pipeline.

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Where the Pipeline Starts – and Stalls

The first step to fixing America's energy innovation pipeline is fixing how startups get in.

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America’s power shortage is a market failure

Early U.S. rail development was fragmented, with local projects often failing to connect regions. In Utility Dive, CleanEcon’s Director of Strategy Maria Martinez explains what today’s grid developers should pay attention to.

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Leadership Spotlight: Farah Benahmed, Director of Innovation Initiative

Meet Farah, Director of the Innovation Initiative at CleanEcon. In this spotlight, Farah shares her point of view on what is holding clean energy tech back and how leaders can think more holistically about impact.

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