David Foster served as Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz from 2014-2017 on energy, environmental, climate, economic development, workforce development and labor relations issues. During that period he designed and implemented the creation of the Department of Energy’s Jobs Strategy Council, an initiative that linked the department’s technical and financial resources to […]| EFI Foundation
By Alex Kizer and Ernest J. Moniz Overview As the U.S. Treasury works to finalize its guidance on Section 45V of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act—which provides the first production tax credit (PTC) for clean hydrogen in the United States—we offer our perspectives on what is needed for a successful policy framework. In February 2023, […]| EFI Foundation
Harnessing the power of innovation to build a secure, affordable, low-carbon energy future| EFI Foundation
The Energy Futures Initiative held eight workshops with experts and stakeholders from key regions across the world to explore the role of natural gas in the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy systems in those regions and globally. “The Future of Natural Gas in a Deeply Decarbonized World: Expert Workshop Summary Report” is the result of this effort.| EFI Foundation
In October 2021, the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) convened a workshop to explore the concept of a clean hydrogen hub as an economic decarbonization pathway and driver of economic growth for North Carolina and South Carolina.| EFI Foundation
The potential for clean hydrogen as a low-carbon energy source is gaining momentum. Hydrogen is already produced at commercial scale for end uses in methanol production, ammonia production, and oil refining. Building an industry to supply clean hydrogen as a fuel for the energy sector could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 16% […]| EFI Foundation
On June 2, the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) convened Gulf Coast hydrogen leaders for a public workshop on developing a market for clean hydrogen.| EFI Foundation
EFI Foundation and the Atlantic Council co-hosted a private roundtable focused on mobilizing catalytic financing for clean energy assets.| EFI Foundation
Uncharted Waters: Expanding the Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in Coastal and Ocean Environments" (December 2020) reviews oceans-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and issues recommendations for policymakers.| EFI Foundation
Clearing the Air: A Federal RD&D Initiative and Management Plan for Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies (September 2019) outlines a 10-year, $10.7 billion research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) initiative to bring to commercial readiness innovative carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies at gigaton scale with technology-specific cost targets and minimal ecological impacts.| EFI Foundation
This policy brief quantifies the economic return of U.S. clean hydrogen hubs and policy incentives by analyzing their economic benefits.| EFI Foundation
Harnessing the power of innovation to build a secure, affordable, low-carbon energy future| EFI Foundation
This policy brief quantifies the economic return of U.S. clean hydrogen hubs and policy incentives by analyzing their economic benefits.| EFI Foundation
The Future of Clean Hydrogen in the United States: Views from Industry, Market Innovators, and Investors (September 2021) is the first report in the series “From Kilograms to Gigatons: Pathways for Hydrogen Market Formation in the United States” It aims to develop a comprehensive analysis of policy opportunities for further development in the United States of hydrogen, which is increasingly seen as a promising pathway for the economy-wide energy transition.| EFI Foundation
On July 12, 2021, the Labor Energy Partnership—a collaboration of the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)—held a virtual workshop on hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the Ohio River Valley.| EFI Foundation
Building the Gulf Coast Clean Hydrogen Market: Summary of Public Workshop and Private Roundtable (September 2022) summarizes a vision for a clean hydrogen industry in the U.S. Gulf Coast from input by the region’s tenured hydrogen companies and other stakeholders at the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) convenings in June 2022. This report signals potential for clean hydrogen in the Gulf Coast and outlines the necessary foundations to a booming regional market.| EFI Foundation
EFI Foundation will host a webinar on energy demand, jobs, and growth, with a focus on Minnesota on Wednesday, may 28, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. (ET).| EFI Foundation
EFIF's latest analysis, The True Cost of the 45V Tax Credit, evaluates the cost of the clean hydrogen production tax credit (45V).| EFI Foundation
April Salas is Chief Operating Officer of the EFI Foundation.| EFI Foundation
Rock Solid: Harnessing Mineralization for Large-Scale Carbon Management (December 2020), is an Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) report that reviews underexplored mineralization carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathways and issues recommendations for policymakers.| EFI Foundation
Harnessing the power of innovation to build a secure, affordable, low-carbon energy future| EFI Foundation
The U.S. Hydrogen Demand Action Plan (February 2023) presents a pathway to rapidly accelerate hydrogen use across regions and sectors through new policies and industrial strategies, with a focus on leveraging regional hydrogen hubs as growth engines. Recently passed federal laws—the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—provide unprecedented clean hydrogen support and […]| EFI Foundation
In his 2024 Founder Letter, Ernest J. Moniz recaps an impactful year at EFIF, and what the future holds for clean energy policy.| EFI Foundation
A Cost Stabilization Facility for Kickstarting the Commercialization of Small Modular Reactors (October 2023) presents a policy framework with a new approach to addressing construction cost risk to enable the small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) industry in the United States. These advanced reactors can help enhance the security, resiliency, and reliability of the nation’s energy […]| EFI Foundation
This report extends a policy framework to mitigate cost and cost uncertainty risks associated with nuclear energy projects in the United States.| EFI Foundation
This report analyzes the development of DAC projects, their funding and revenue sources, as well as mechanisms that have facilitated growth.| EFI Foundation
The clean energy transition faces a critical challenge: meeting the rising global energy demand while simultaneously reducing global CO2 emissions and ensuring broad affordability. While both industrialized and developing economies have increased their renewables production over the past decade, the growing need for clean firm power— energy sources with predictable and controllable output —is an […]| EFI Foundation
Policy recommendations to address barriers to the formation of investment-grade orderbooks for small modular reactors in the United States.| EFI Foundation
We are looking for people who propose and promote science-based solutions to the climate crisis| EFI Foundation
Alicia Moulton is the Deputy Director of Communications at the EFI Foundation. In this role, she works with David Ellis, Vice President of Policy Strategy and Communications, to lead the marketing and strategic communications efforts at the EFI Foundation, amplifying its work to advance energy and climate solutions through coalitions, thought leadership, and science-based analysis. […]| EFI Foundation
Building Stronger Community Engagement in Hydrogen Hubs (February 2024) is a factbook reporting the results of a survey of nearly 5,000 respondents from disadvantaged, tribal, labor, and environmental justice communities on their attitudes toward hydrogen hubs and community engagement. It contributes to ongoing efforts by communities, hydrogen hub developers, and the U.S. Department of Energy […]| EFI Foundation
Factbook for H2Hubs Stakeholders: Community Insights on Research and Engagement (August 2024) is an EFI Foundation (EFIF) factbook that addresses communities’ needs for information as the United States seeks to develop a clean hydrogen economy. The factbook explores effective channels for communication, with research drawing on two efforts: a survey of approximately 2,600 individuals in […]| EFI Foundation
The 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provisioned funding to establish seven clean hydrogen hubs in areas ranging from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf Coast, marking the most ambitious hydrogen development initiative thus far in U.S. history. Clean hydrogen has many potential applications across transit and industry, and could substantially decarbonize some of the most emissions-heavy sectors […]| EFI Foundation
Factbook for H2Hub Stakeholders: Environmental Justice Views on Hydrogen (May 2024) presents results of a study by the EFI Foundation (EFIF) on the perspectives of environmental justice (EJ) groups on hydrogen. EFIF gathered data through two surveys—one targeting EJ community members (“EJ members”) and one targeting EJ organizations (“EJ groups”)—as well as public documentation of […]| EFI Foundation
Modernizing the U.S. Electricity Grid for Resilience, Load Growth, the Clean Energy Transition, and Energy Security (May 2024) presents analysis from the Energy Futures Finance Forum (EF3) on how a lack of grid transmission capacity impacts the ability to finance and, in turn, deploy clean energy at the right pace and scale. This work addresses […]| EFI Foundation
