2020 Clean Energy Outlook

Highlights

• The activity in late 2019 demonstrates that congressional support for clean energy research and development (R&D) remains strong, as evidenced by level or increasing budgets for most of the relevant programs at federal agencies, especially the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
• Every DOE program dedicated to clean energy R&D received an increase in fiscal year (FY) 2020 funding, some of which were substantial.
• This Holland & Knight alert provides an overview of DOE funding opportunities available this year, and looks ahead to future opportunities that companies can try to help shape over the coming months.

The flurry of activity at the end of 2019 demonstrates that congressional support for clean energy research and development (R&D) remains strong, as evidenced by level or increasing budgets for most of the relevant programs at federal agencies, especially the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – meaning billions of dollars are available through