AEIC staff release case studies on government role in energy innovation
In the last half century, American companies have developed the technologies and established the businesses that shape the world’s energy systems today. American companies have led in energy innovation in large part because they are supported by our federal government’s commitment to driving innovation. Acting as a catalyst or instigator, the federal government can quicken the cycles of discovery and invention. As the American Energy Innovation Council outlined in its previous reports, Catalyzing Ingenuity and The Business Plan, private sector innovation cannot address our energy...
Read MoreAEIC research offers inside look at innovative companies, struggles with gov’t policy
R&D directors at major, innovation-driven companies in America believe that the inconsistency of the R&D tax credit, a lack of access to science and engineering talent, and intellectual property licensing issues are some of the biggest obstacles to R&D success in the United States. These are some of the findings of a new staff report from the American Energy Innovation Council, “Unleashing Private-Sector Energy R&D: Insights from Interviews with 17 R&D Leaders,” by Jeffrey Rissman and Maxine Savitz. The report investigates an issue that is central to...
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