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In this edition, we reflect on the past year and evolving dynamics at the U.S. Department of Energy amid a time of policy uncertainty, and kick off a new partnership to expand orberbook formation for new nuclear reactor builds in the United States.
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Spotlight
INNOVATION
DOE's 2025 in Review: A Year of Radical Uncertainty
After one year, the energy dominance agenda leaves open critical questions about DOE's future capacity, technology priorities, and whether it can effectively deploy its massive budget.
In the first year of the second Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Energy obligated only 2% of its $80 billion in available funding for science and innovation projects as found in our new analysis, DOE's 2025 in Review: A Year of Radical Uncertainty.
“The United States needs repeat nuclear energy builds—not one-off projects—to bolster energy security, improve grid reliability, and drive economic competitiveness.”
- Stephen Comello, Executive Director, NSI on the need for nuclear reactor orderbook formation in the U.S.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Upcoming
On Wednesday, February 18, Moniz joins a fireside chat at the Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Climate, Business, and Innovation Summit.
On Wednesday, February 25, Moniz will speak on a forum at the Harvard Kennedy School on nuclear proliferation and American security.
Previous Engagements
Moniz and Executive Vice President Alex Kizer spoke at the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Energy Policy Outlook Conference in Washington, D.C. Moniz gave a keynote address on the need for one energy conversation, and Kizer discussed strategies to streamline permitting.
Research Specialist Minji Jeong joined Resources for the Future's Carbon Pricing Dialogue and the European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) to share EFIF's ledger-based carbon accounting framework and related case studies.
Comello joined the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center (GEC) as a non-resident senior fellow.
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