Special
Initiatives
Beyond our ongoing research, NCEA leads targeted initiatives that bring scholars, policymakers, and industry together to address the most pressing energy challenges.
The Index of Leading Energy Indicators
The Leading Energy Indicators will serve as a unique and eventually interactive tool to help assess the state and future of the nation’s energy supply system.
Return to Realism
A report series evaluating widely used global energy forecasts, highlighting where projections rely on unrealistic assumptions and diverge from real-world constraints.
Energy Education
Partnership to-be-announced to improve energy literacy and foundational knowledge about energy and energy systems, particularly among workforce and industry audiences.
Critical Minerals Focus
A collaboration, to-be-announced, to help innovate and drive pathways to optimal solutions for mining’s most intractable challenges.
Energy Future Forum
An annual public convening of policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders, in partnership with the RealClear Foundation and the US Chamber of Commerce.
AI & Energy Initiative
A partnership with the Hamm Institute for American Energy, examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping energy demand, infrastructure requirements, and market dynamics.
Partner with us
Interested in supporting or participating in an NCEA initiative? We're always looking for partners who share our commitment to data-driven energy research.