BKi provides consulting services to utilities, industry associations, and governments in energy innovations. Topics of special expertise include research in building and vehicle-related strategic R&D planning and management, innovative-concept energy efficiency program design and implementation, product commercialization, and energy supply technology development planning and program management. Examples of current BKi responsibilities include comprehensive home energy retrofit incentive programs for California utilities, management of large ARRA retrofit-support programs, research in that topic for the California Energy Commission, operation of the California Fuel Cell Partnership, SBIR-funded innovative external combustion engine development, technical consulting for several major utilities, and R&D program administration in environmental improvements to coal technology for the Electric Power Research Institute, CEC, and DOE.