NASEM report, The Power of Change
Provides an assessment of current technologies and policies for accelerating the energy innovation process, paying particular attention to nuclear, carbon capture and storage, and renewable fuel.
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Report, A Survey of Key Technological Innovations for the Low Carbon Economy
Summarizes the main technological innovation priorities required to achieve deep decarbonization. It aims to identify technologies which are crucial to achieving a low-carbon economy in the future but that are not yet at commercial scale.
Goldman Sachs report, The Low Carbon Economy
Argues that LEDs, solar PV, onshore wind and electric vehicles will maintain momentum and are now as much a transformative tech shift as they are a regulatory response to global environmental challenges.
Report, Lessons From the Past for Assessing Energy Technologies for the Future
Considers the novel and uncertain hazards of new energy technologies. It presents case studies of three existing energy technologies to obtain insights in anticipating technological change.
Report, Aligning Policies for Low-Carbon Systemic Innovation in Europe
Considers potential policy options to promote ‘systemic innovation’ that foster decarbonization, with a specific focus on the EU.
Report, Innovation and Climate Policy
David Popps 2010 report, Innovation and Climate Policy, reviews the literature on environmental innovation and diffusion, with a focus on studies relevant to the development of clean energy technologies necessary to address climate change.
Virgin Earth Challenge
The Virgin Earth Challenge, offered by billionaire Richard Branson, was a $25 million prize for the development of a commercially viable design which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Proposed H-Prize Act
In 2007, the House of Representatives passed the H-Prize Act to authorize $70 million in prizes for advancements in hydrogen energy.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Authorized DOE to offer cash prizes of up to $10 million for “breakthrough achievements in research, development, demonstration, and commercial application” for energy-related innovations.
OMB Guidance to Federal Agencies on Use of Prizes
Explained that many federal agencies have sufficient statutory authority to create technology inducement prizes with existing funds and spending authorizations.