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FEATURED REPORT
Power Plays: Investor Influence in Energy

The energy and climate technology investment community measures success with familiar metrics — capital raised, megawatts deployed, valuations achieved. Those numbers matter. But these metrics obscure more fundamental questions about how the investment community decides what is worth funding in the first place.

This report presents findings from our most recent survey of “influence in the energy technology investment community” as a social phenomenon. ​
This downloadable PDF includes the longitudinal survey results.
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Digging In
A Starter's Guide to Geothermal
With “all of the above” and “energy literacy” as a backdrop, AES editors determined that geothermal energy would be the focus of this quarterly report. Few topics are discussed as frequently but with so little appreciation.

SURVEYS

Winds of Change​
​The State of Offshore Wind On the US West Coast​
​Offshore wind along the US West Coast has never registered anything more than a breeze. But there are signs that the winds of change are fast approaching. This new report offers a comprehensive survey of offshore wind energy on the US west coast to inform policymakers, researchers, and analysts about technology, economic, and market trends.

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Empowering Impact
Incubators and accelerators of energy in the US.​​
Over two years, the American Energy Society studied all incubators and accelerators in the U.S. with energy- and climate-tech in their portfolios, analyzing general trends and evaluating energy subsectors.
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OTHER REPORTS AND INSIGHTS

AVAILABLE
DevCo DNA
What Makes A Renewable Energy Project Development Company Great
Uncover the DNA—traits, characteristics, strategies, and approaches—that are most strongly linked to the most successful renewable energy DevCos.​
FEATURED REPORT
Summit Proceedings
The Energy Transition and Its Workforce in Southwest Virginia

American Energy Society invited 30 directors and executives from across the energy sector to participate in a private summit, The Energy Transition and Its Workforce. The following are the proceedings from that Summit.​
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Battery Spotlight, by the numbers
A landscape view of the battery sector in the US
The growth and expansion of renewable generation has been one of the energy industry's greatest successes over the last decade. With success comes the challenge of maintaining a secure energy system that integrates variable renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, into the grid. As the penetration of renewable energy increases, maintaining grid reliability becomes ever more challenging and costly. Battery Spotlight provides an overview of key innovators, opportunities, and influencers in the US battery storage sector.​
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H2 Influencers:
The Hydrogen Subject Matter Experts To Watch
Five years ago, signals identified hydrogen as a sector poised for another growth phase. In anticipation, American Energy Society began the deliberate process of identifying influential hydrogen experts making an impact. Now, our directory of “hydrogen subject matter experts (SMEs) to watch” is complete.
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500 Global Sustainability Thought Leaders
The Sustainability Experts that Experts Follow
For nearly two years, we asked thousands of sustainability leaders all over the world what thought leaders they admire or follow. Then we compiled the results into a single dataset, narrowing the total to the 500 most admired. This dataset serves as the analytical foundation for our Report. 
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SURVEY: Energy Jobs Trends in 2021
Five infographics drawn from the American Energy Society and LinkedIn datasets about the trends defining the current energy jobs market.
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Silicon Valley Energy Ecosystem​
​Silicon Valley disrupts.
The Valley has been a global epicenter of startup activity for 100 years; now it has renewed interest in energy. Silicon Valley Energy Ecosystem 2020 surveys all 1,465 unique enterprises, analyzes general trends, evaluates energy subsectors, and identifies the 253 top "Influencers".
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Top US Energy Universities 2016
Retrospective: Top US Energy Universities 2016 includes a ranking and evaluations of the 20 elite programs across the United States.
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Top US Energy Universities
A new report by the American Energy Society, TEU 2020 surveys the unique contributions of the leading 187 US research universities and colleges with notable energy initiatives.
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Water Works: The Case for Hydropower
Water Works is a comprehensive examination and current assessment of hydropower across the globe, with case studies highlighting future trends. ​

UPCOMING REPORTS AND INSIGHTS

Power Players
The Investors Other Investors Follow
Forthcoming Q2 2026 

​Energy Startups
Forthcoming Q4 2026 ​​

Energy Incubators 2.0
Forthcoming Q1 2027 ​
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