The first annual conference of the Yale Climate and Energy Institute convened leaders in science, policy, business, and international affairs to discuss the barriers that prevent clean energy from achieving full-scale deployment as well as solutions for overcoming those barriers.

The intermittency of many renewable energy resources may present major problems for our electric grid. This variability could prevent them from serving as baseload power providers, which contribute the necessary constant flow of energy into the electric system. Creative fixes for this challenge...

The government and the private sector both have important roles to play in improving the efficiency and success of clean energy research and development. While the government has realized the strategic importance of investment in clean energy R&D, entrepreneurs have found interesting ways to...