Energy Foundation
For Support Of The Grid Lab Project
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/23/2016
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Energy Foundation’s Grid Lab project will provide credible and targeted information to educate policymakers on ways to eliminate barriers to integrating large amounts of renewable energy onto the electricity grid. As the economics of clean energy improve relative to dirty sources, there is an urgent need to remove market and policy barriers to ensure a rapid transition to a reliable, economically efficient, and low-carbon future.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.efchina.org
Address
55 Second Street, 24th floor, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for industry decarbonization roadmap and communications
This grant will help Energy Foundation strengthen its industry-related work in China, including improving its strategic communication components, as it continues to support decarbonization in China’s petrochemical and nonferrous metal sectors. (Substrategy: China National Policy)
for general operating support
This grant supports the Energy Foundation’s work to achieve greenhouse gas emissions neutrality, world-class air quality standards, energy access, and green growth in China. (Substrategy: Philanthropic Capacity)
for zero-emission road freight program
Energy Foundation’s Transportation Program will use this grant to advance zero-emission trucks. EF will support grantees in China to evaluate the performance of zero-emission trucks in inter-city operations in order to inform regulations that aim to electrify China’s trucks. This work is aligned with the Hewlett Foundation’s zero-emission road freight strategy. (Substrategy: Electrification)
