REPORT RELEASE: Other Transactions at the Department of Energy

A Practitioners' Perspective

Mar 31 • Andrew Dawson

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Other Transactions at DOE: A Primer

What They Are, Where They Came From, and Why People Are Talking About Them

Mar 19 • Andrew Dawson

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February 2026

Readiness Metrics: TRL, ARL, CRI, and all the others

The motivations behind readiness metrics, how to apply them to program design, and how seriously to take them.

Feb 18 • Andrew Dawson

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January 2026

U.S. Department of Energy Realigns Several Offices and Missions Under Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation

Understanding the New Energy Innovation and Materials Hub of the Department

Jan 30 • Jennifer Garson

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Cool Innovation, Who Cares?

Value of commercial milestones in technology development projects

Jan 29 • Garrett Nilsen

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Effective Technical Assistance Programming

Part 2 of 2

Jan 22 • Garrett Nilsen

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Building Bridges from New Technologies to Deployment with Technical Assistance

Part 1 of 2

Jan 15 • Garrett Nilsen

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The Wicked Problem of Program Evaluation

Why learning from federal energy programs is harder than it looks

Jan 9 • Andrew Dawson

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December 2025

Breaking the Barriers to Equipment and Expertise through Vouchers

How developing mechanisms to access testing facilities has evolved in the last 10 years

Dec 18, 2025 • Jennifer Garson

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Prize Program Design Reference Guide

A practitioner's checklist for designing and launching prize competitions (Part 5)

Dec 4, 2025 • Victor Kane

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The Missing Piece: A Prize Community of Practice

Why the field needs connective tissue

Dec 1, 2025 • Victor Kane

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November 2025

When Prizes Are the Wrong Tool

Understanding the boundaries of prize authority (Part 3)

Nov 24, 2025 • Victor Kane

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