The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing on the role of government in energy innovation to discuss a report produced by the American Energy Innovation Council titled "Catalyzing American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in Energy Innovation" and related issues."
Witnesses included former Lockheed Martin CEO and former undersecretary of the Army Norman Augustine, who now leads the American Energy Innovation Council.
A second panel included: Bloomberg New Energy Finance Head of Policy Analysis Ethan Zindler, who has produced reports on global investment trends in energy technology; and Breakthrough Institute Director of Energy and Climate Policy Issues Jesse Jenkins, who supports the current subsidy structure for energy technologies, according to the Committee.