Where Does the Money Actually Go?
How a DOE office allocated $318 million in FY2023
Innovation Waypoints
Innovation Waypoints from Waypoint Strategy Group provides in-depth assessments of the structures of innovation, with a primary focus on energy innovation, based on decades of experience managing billions in public funds.
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Let Researchers Be Researchers
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The motivations behind readiness metrics, how to apply them to program design, and how seriously to take them.
U.S. Department of Energy Realigns Several Offices and Missions Under Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
Understanding the New Energy Innovation and Materials Hub of the Department