Berkeley Lab Foundation
For Support Of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's India And China Programs
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/4/2017
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
This grant will support the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s International Energy Studies Department (IES) in China and India. The IES assists countries and partners in identifying and utilizing clean energy resources and energy efficiency opportunities. With this grant, the IES will provide strategic, analytical, and technical assistance to various institutions in India to accelerate the deployment of more efficient and plug-in electric vehicles. In China, IES will support the Berkeley-Tsinghua Joint Research Center in reaching the ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments they made in the Paris Agreement at the United Nations COP21.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.berkeleylabfoundation.org
Address
1111 Franklin Street, 7th Floor, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the India Energy program
This grant will support the nonpartisan research and analyses of India Energy Program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The research will help to establish a pathway for achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of energy independence by 2047, using clean technologies. In order to achieve this, for the next two years the program will focus on supporting the implementation of a 500 GW renewable energy target in the power sector, and assisting in the establishment of sector-specific targets and strategies for industry and transport. (Substrategy: India National Policy)
for the India Program
This grant will supplement the India Program of the International Energy Analysis department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The lab will conduct scientific and techno-economic analyses for industry sector decarbonization. (Substrategy: India National Policy)
