Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The growing market for technologies that decrease energy costs, make energy consumption more efficient, and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels presents a generational opportunity to stimulate economic growth, boost America’s energy independence, and improve the health and well-being of the American people. 

EERE is committed to bringing the benefits of energy innovation to every American by making the United States a global leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

EERE has been driving groundbreaking advances in energy innovation for over four decades. The data and case studies in the 2024 EERE Investment Snapshot describe EERE’s recent successes in delivering the benefits of energy innovations to communities, companies, and industries across the country.

EERE has used targeted investments in applied research and development (R&D), demonstration and deployment expertise, in-kind technical assistance, and its unique convening power to drive energy innovation in select industries and technologies. While each field in EERE’s portfolio has seen remarkable progress, this report focuses on EERE’s impact and outcomes as a whole—demonstrating how continued investment in EERE can continue to benefit the United States. 

EERE invests in research and development to lower the cost of energy technologies, protect the private sector from financial risk, and ensure an equitable transition to a resilient economy.

Funding is awarded through an open, competitive process hosted primarily on the EERE Funding Opportunity eXCHANGE. Project selections are merit-based, emphasizing potential energy, environmental, and economic benefits.

EERE offers funding for renewable energy research and development. Renewable energy comes from unlimited, naturally replenished resources like the sun, tides, and wind. Renewable energy can be used for electricity generation, space and water heating and cooling, and transportation. The renewable energy pillar of EERE comprises four technology offices:

• Geothermal Technologies Office
• Solar Energy Technologies Office
• Water Power Technologies Office
• Wind Energy Technologies Office.

EERE champions energy independence through its technical offices and programs that fund research and development and promote energy efficiency across all sectors of the U.S. economy. EERE works to decarbonize buildings, industrial, and government sectors through technical offices, programs, partnerships, and initiatives. The buildings and industry pillar of EERE comprises three technology offices:

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office 
• Building Technologies Office
• Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office.

Sustainable transportation refers to low- and zero-emission, energy-efficient, and affordable modes of transport, including electric and alternative-fuel vehicles, as well as domestic fuels. Three EERE offices support the sustainable transportation and fuels pillar to increase access to domestic, clean transportation fuels and improve the energy efficiency, convenience, and affordability of transporting people and goods:

• Bioenergy Technologies Office
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Office
• Vehicle Technologies Office.