The Breakthrough Institute

Ryan Alimento

Climate and Energy Analyst@ryanalimento ryan@thebreakthrough.org

Ryan is a Climate and Energy Analyst at the Breakthrough Institute, applying technical and engineering expertise to develop, evaluate, and strengthen industrial policy proposals. His research focuses on the energy sector and on the future of the U.S. and global industrial sectors from environmental, geopolitical, innovation, and economics perspectives.

Ryan holds a BS in chemical engineering and MS in green technologies engineering from the University of Southern California. He has worked with research teams across several academic labs and a start-up company in the energy materials sector, and represented ASTM International in the 2023 WISE program to publish a report on transmission reform.

His current research covers advanced manufacturing, the hydrogen economy, carbon capture, decarbonizing petrochemical and metallurgical processes, critical mineral supply chains, nuclear fusion, electricity infrastructure policy, and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa.

Recent work

  1. EnergyAnalysis

    Oct 30, 2026 · with Seaver Wang, Alex Trembath

    The Faulty Logic at the Heart of Environmentalist Opposition to BAAJA

  2. EnergyAnalysis

    Sep 2, 2026

    Software Won’t Expand the Grid

  3. EnergyAnalysis

    Aug 14, 2026

    America Makes The Wrong Steel For Its Transformer Supply Chain

  4. EnergyWhitepaper

    Aug 13, 2026 · with Seaver Wang, Peter Cook

    Factors for Successful Critical Mineral Beneficiation

  5. EnergyAnalysis

    Jul 27, 2026 · with Seaver Wang, Alex Trembath

    Home Upgrades Can't Power Data Centers

  6. EnergyAnalysis

    Jun 17, 2026 · with Seaver Wang, Matt Hellig

    The CAPEX Challenge Is Key to Industrial Competitiveness

Everything by Ryan Alimento