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
May 30, 2023
Meet Clean Energy Champion Michael Coogan
From recycling plastic bags long before it was on-trend to installing solar shingles on his home, writer and editor Michael Coogan has woven sustainability into his life. Check out his journey.
May 23, 2023
Ripple Effect: Pennsylvania Skies Nudged Mark Glick into Clean Energy; Now He Sees Hydropower in Hawai'i's Future
Mark Glick was interested in public policy from an early age. Today, as chief energy officer for the Hawai'i State Energy Office, he supports the state’s clean energy transition with help from water power.
May 12, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Kat Clark
As a steward of taxpayer dollars, Kat Clark thought outside the box and made a difference. Learn what she achieved and read her advice for Clean Energy Champions.
May 11, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Elisabet Metcalfe
Elisabet Metcalfe's journey from geology to clean energy is a story of finding fulfillment by applying her scientific training to real-world challenges. Check out her advice for aspiring Clean Energy Champions.
May 10, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Anne Marie Esposito
From fellowship to contractor to federal employee, Anne Marie Esposito successfully navigated a pathway to a clean energy career in public service. You can too!
May 10, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Mark Elless
For Mark Elless, public service runs the family. Learn how he’s pairing public service with his background in earth science.
May 9, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Corey Vezina
Getting to work with a diverse group of people is particularly rewarding for Corey Vezina. Find out why else he was drawn to work in public service.
May 9, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Sara Emmons
A career change led Sara Emmons to public service. Learn about her focus and how she’s helping women become tomorrow’s clean energy leaders.
May 8, 2023
Meet the National Lab Researcher Developing Wildlife-Friendly Wind Energy Solutions
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researcher discusses her past as a software engineer and NASA contractor, her current efforts in wind energy ecology and environmental sustainability, and her advice for those who aspire to work in renewable energy.
May 8, 2023
Faces of Public Service: Michele Boyd
From May 8 to 12, 2023, EERE will introduce you to some of our outstanding public servants to learn why they serve. Start by reading about Michele Boyd, a program manager in the Solar Energy Technologies Office.