Clean energy saves you money on utility bills, creates jobs, improves our health, and makes life better for future generations.
When you become a Clean Energy Champion, these benefits become a reality for your family and the nation. A Clean Energy Champion takes action to make the world a better place.
Meet Clean Energy Champions at EERE
March 25, 2024
Industrious: Why the Planet Should Be Glad Sridhar Seetharaman Is Not a Physicist
Meet Sridhar Seetharaman in a Q&A interview as part of the Industrious series, which highlights outstanding individuals working to implement meaningful change in the industrial sector.
March 6, 2024
2023: A Year in Review for the Clean Energy Transition
Read about how EERE worked to bring clean energy to Americans nationwide in 2023.
February 22, 2024
Ripple Effect: Why Chinmayee Subban Chose Water Power Over Mushrooms and Guinea Pigs
Chinmayee Subban, a researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, shares what farmers taught her about water, how marine energy could power carbon capture, and how her daughter helps gauge how relevant her research is to broad audiences.
February 21, 2024
Meet the Champion Who Helped New Mexico’s Clean Energy Transition through Fellowship
Arthur O’Donnell landed his job at the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission through the Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship, where he now mentors other fellows. Read the interview about how CEIF shaped his career path.
February 20, 2024
Local Union Workers Power Minnesota’s Fast-Growing Clean Energy Industry
Laura Yoder, a wind energy worker, became self-sufficient in 2003 when she joined her local union and received specialized, hands-on training that enabled her to move up through apprenticeship levels to become a journeyman laborer.
January 9, 2024
Ripple Effect: Why Jen Trimble Thinks You Should Know All About Water Power
Jen Trimble's desire to protect people and serve a bigger picture has led her from the U.S. Army to public works in Texas to her current role: operations manager for the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office.
December 14, 2023
Five Tips for Building a Career in Geothermal Energy
The first cohort of students in the NSF-DOE Geothermal INTERN opportunity have big hopes for the clean energy future and their roles in achieving it. Find out what advice they have for pursuing careers in renewable energy fields.
November 8, 2023
Ripple Effect: Chicken Coops and Magazines Nudged Two Hydropower Experts Into STEM; Now, They Hope to Bring in a New Generation
In honor of National STEM Day, Argonne National Laboratory’s Jonghwan Kwon and Quentin Ploussard share why they chose to pursue STEM careers and their work with high school students to encourage interest in hydropower.
October 13, 2023
This Hispanic Heritage Month, Explore How Six Pioneers Fought Droughts, Scaled Dams, and Sailed the Pacific on Their Path to Water Power
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) asked six water power pioneers to share their stories.
October 12, 2023
DOE Fellows Will Support Efforts to Advance Clean Energy Solutions at Critical Energy Organizations Across the United States
Clean Energy Innovator Fellows will gain work experience at critical energy organizations with projects to decarbonize the electricity sector and enhance grid resilience