How Clean Energy Businesses Can Work With the Department of Defense

Have an innovative clean energy technology with potential military applications? Want to work with the U.S. Department of Defense on project installations to meet federal goals?

On April 8, Pew hosted a discussion with senior defense officials on ways the business community can partner with DOD on research and development of advanced energy technologies. A subsequent conversation, co-organized with New America on Aug. 4, focused on facilities energy projects.

The resources listed below are designed to help you navigate available opportunities and contacts for engaging with the Pentagon.

For more information, contact Lynn Abramson, who manages Pew’s Clean Energy Business Network, or Heather Messera, who manages the Pew project on national security, energy, and climate.

Database of federal government business opportunities

• FedBizOpps

Clean energy procurement

• Army Office of Energy Initiatives
• Navy Renewable Energy Program Office
• U.S. Air Force Office of Installations, Energy and Environment
• Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office

Research and development of advanced energy solutions

• Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) and Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
• Office of Naval Research
• Air Force Office of Transformational Innovation
• Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)