At Climate Week NYC, the Irving Institute gathered regulators, investors, operators, and policy strategists to examine the structural, financial, and political obstacles standing between America and the grid it needs now. The technology to expand grid capacity already exists—what else needs to be aligned?

A Climate Week NYC panel discussed new technologies—enhanced geothermal, fusion, small modular reactors—that are being put to the same capital markets test that solar, wind, and batteries faced. Investors, frontier energy developers, and scholars agreed that hype itself can drive real breakthroughs.

The Irving Institute and SAP's second Climate Week NYC panel convened supply chain and security experts with leading scholars. Together they examined critical minerals, how we can build more resilient energy supply chains, and what role emerging technologies may play in redefining energy security.

The Irving Institute and SAP partnered to host a Climate Week NYC panel exploring how platform economics, AI, and smarter data sharing can realize the full potential of distributed energy resources and accelerate the path to energy abundance.

Teams took on problems ranging from grid reliability and energy storage, to sustainable fuels infrastructure, rural electrification, fleet decarbonization, and community engagement in renewable energy development.

Dartmouth's Irving Institute for Energy and Society sent one of its largest-ever delegations to the annual conference, and faculty members appeared in panels spanning organizational transformation, industrial data infrastructure, grid modernization, electricity market design, and wildfire risk management.

Today, electricity demand is growing faster than ever—driven by a 30 percent jump in data‑center consumption over the past five years, a 45...

Amid a more assertive U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere, an expert panel examined the future of Venezuela. Topics centered on oil's role, geopolitical goals, private investment, and how regional history and local politics may shape outcomes.

The comprehensive initiative offers a concept-to-market venture-building experience, empowering the next generation of energy and climate entrepreneurs.

A selection of stories from 2025 highlighting the Institute's academic, research, and engagement programming.