National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2024

The National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2024 establishes a new agency under the Department of Energy by January 2028 to fund clean energy research and development. It directs the Institutes to prioritize projects reducing emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors (like aviation/shipping), addressing environmental harms in communities disproportionately affected by pollution, and supporting job creation with strong labor standards. The bill authorizes $400 billion over 10 years (2025-2034) for research at public universities, land-grant institutions, and minority-serving colleges, with specific focus on climate resilience, renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, storage), and workforce impacts in areas hit by job losses since 2016. This directly affects researchers at eligible institutions and communities facing environmental injustice.