On November 30, 2015, at COP21 in Paris, leaders of came together to launch Mission Innovation (MI), a global collaboration aimed at accelerating the clean energy revolution. MI is now celebrating its five-year anniversary and progress made in clean energy innovation, whilst working to develop a second phase of MI. Since its inception, MI has focus…

U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories. Photo credit: U.S. DOE STEM Rising program (https://www.energy.gov/science-innovation/stem-rising) The U.S. joined MI in 2015 because our government is committed to supporting the development of affordable and reliable energy as a foundation for economic growth and energy security. Indeed, reliable,…

Sweden has had a dedicated energy research and development programme since 1975 and has regarded energy innovation as an integral part of energy policy. We believe that innovation will provide new solutions in the form of products, processes and services that will enable us to meet the energy and climate challenges with greater flexibility and high…

“The Longship project”: The Norwegian government has labelled the investment package ‘Longship’, recalling the development of fast, reliable ships during the Viking age. Illustration: MPE/Miksmaster Creative. Norway joined Mission Innovation in 2015 because the Norwegian government acknowledged the need to accelerate clean …

The Netherlands joined MI in 2016 because research, development and demonstration of clean energy technologies (besides creating the necessary market conditions) are crucial to help achieve the long-term goal of a sustainable low-carbon energy system. And since we are all facing the same challenge, international collaboration can significantly cont…