Projects and Experience

Sutro Energy Group works with clients who are passionate about transitioning to a sustainable economy through climate philanthropy, technology investment, research, and program development. We partner with a variety of groups:

• Institutional and family office investors seeking assistance with market research and cleantech deal diligence;
• Foundations and philanthropists looking to invest endowment or philanthropic capital in clean energy; and
• Organizations in need of project management or conference planning services.​

Publications and Conversations

Experts Only Podcast

​To Solve the Climate Crisis, We Need an Investment Revolution

Using Political Giving to Advance Climate-Policy Goals

Philanthropy is Shortchanging Climate Change: Here Are Three Ways it Can Boost Its Impact

​Climate Impact Assessment for Early Stage Ventures

Foundations: exploring the emerging practice of philanthropic investing to support innovation in science and engineering

Building a Home for Hard Science Innovators: A Retrospective on the Cyclotron Road Pilot

A New Pathway for Hard Technology: Supporting Energy Innovators at Cyclotron Road

Family Offices and Cleantech Investing

The State Clean Energy Cookbook: A Dozen Recipes for State Action on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

eBay: A Case Study of Organizational Change Underlying Technical Infrastructure Optimization