Developing a government strategy and navigating the complex landscape of public funding opportunities requires a coordinated approach. Wellford Energy understands the political and economic reality currently facing clean energy companies and is able to offer the services companies will need in order to find success in Washington.

Wellford Energy’s goal is to maximize opportunities for our clients to obtain non-dilutive funding and enhance their identity as strong, competent companies who will advance the energy security, economic stimulus and environmental goals of the Obama Administration. We assist clients in developing and executing public funding strategies, anticipating policy issues that can impact the clean energy sector and communicate client perspectives to key policy makers.

The quality of each company’s technology, business plan and execution team will determine its ultimate success in the federal funding and policy arenas. Wellford Energy draws on deacades of industry experience to fully understanding a client’s business as well as its comparative advantages to other technologies, Wellford Energy can assist the client in making the most salient and persuasive case to government policy makers. We can also educate policy-makers about the client’s technology and clarify any ambiguities that may arise in their reviews.

To ensure successful communication and understanding between the private sector and the government, Wellford Energy believes that a government relations strategy requires comprehensive integration of a congressional strategy with a federal/state agency strategy that tackles the numerous new funding opportunities through the Stimulus and other agency programs.

While new funding opportunities for clean energy technologies and projects are constantly emerging, Wellford Energy professionals have a strong understanding of the nature of public funding opportunities and how to pursue them. With more than $3 billion in loan guarantee and grant applications for its clients pending before the Department of Energy, Wellford Energy personnel have unparalleled experience in helping companies submit an application and position themselves competitively for federal funding.

Wellford Energy professionals have vast experience in the private and public sectors. We have frequent communications with members of venture capitalists and CEOs as well as key lawmakers, the White House, OMB, EPA and officials in the Departments of Energy, Defense, Transportation, Agriculture, and Treasury.