The Department of Energy National Laboratories

This report recommends policies and actions to improve the return on investment the U.S. government makes in sponsoring research and development (R&D) at the Department of Energy's (DOE) seventeen National Laboratories ("Labs"). While the Labs make a unique and significant contrib...

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Published in:Policy File 2017
Main Authors: Bin-Nun, Amitai, Chan, Gabe, Diaz Anadon, Laura, Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, "Venky", Maxted, Sarah Jane
Format: Report
Language:English
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Budgets/Expenditures
Energy
Government
Science/Technology
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Summary:This report recommends policies and actions to improve the return on investment the U.S. government makes in sponsoring research and development (R&D) at the Department of Energy's (DOE) seventeen National Laboratories ("Labs"). While the Labs make a unique and significant contribution to all of the Department of Energy's missions, the authors develop the idea that for the Labs to fully support DOE's energy transformation goals, their R&D management practices need to be updated to better reflect current research into innovation systems and management. They also highlight the necessity of Lab interactions with industry in order to impact the nation's energy infrastructure investment, which is, for the most part, privately held.