Overview
Jennifer M. Granholm
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy
“Through fearless technological innovation, ambitious clean energy deployment, and constructive international collaboration, we can build a net-zero carbon economy that creates millions of jobs and lifts our citizens into greater prosperity.”
Senior Representatives
Ms. Julie Cerqueira
MI Steering Committee Chair
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of Energy, Office of International Affairs
Ms. Isabel Munilla
MI Steering Committee Member
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Engagement, Climate and Market Development, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Role in Mission Innovation
- Member of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee (Vice Chair)
- Member of Technical Advisory Group
- Member of Mission Innovation Secretariat
- Co-leads the Zero-Emissions Shipping Mission
- Co-leads the Clean Hydrogen Mission
- Co-leads the Carbon Dioxide Removal Mission
- Contributes to the Innovation Platform (Collaborate module – co-leads the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Initiative; participates in the Innovation Community on Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings, IC7)
News and events
- [June 2, 2021] U.S. joins Mission Innovation members in launching MI2.0 and a decade of clean energy innovation to accelerate achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
- U.S. Department of Energy celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
- The US Department of Energy recently announced up to $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development on Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Transformational Technologies. (November 2018)
Participation in MI’s first phase
- Hosted the 1st MI Ministerial
- Participated in the MI Steering Committee
- Participated in the:
- Smart Grids Innovation Challenge
- Off-Grid Access to Electricity Innovation Challenge
- Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge
- Sustainable Biofuels Innovation Challenge
- Converting Sunlight Innovation Challenge
- Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenge
- Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings Innovation Challenge
- Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Innovation Challenge
Resources:
- (First phase) PLANS AND PRIORITIES
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
- (First phase) INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS
Clean Energy Innovation investment (MI 1.0)
United States MI activities are currently under review. The U.S. remains committed to prudent investment in early-stage R&D that underlies technology breakthroughs.