There's one exception to the petroleum requirement: The founding document says that petroleum «substitutes» fall within the program's scope, so
alternative energy research remains fair game.
Although California voters rejected in November a proposition that would have raised funds for
alternative energy research with a tax on fuel, Washington State voters passed a renewable requirement for their utilities, joining Colorado as the second state whose citizens directly voted for green energy.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17 — To help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reduce dependence on foreign oil and accelerate discoveries to preserve the environment, the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL), a national scientific user facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has implemented DataDirect Networks (DDN) high performance block and file storage solutions to provide a storage foundation for
ongoing alternative energy research projects.
The premise - at - a-glance makes perfect sense, considering not only will updating the grid produce jobs in many industries, from hardware to software to installation of grid tools, but also help consumers conserve energy and money, and
boost alternative energy research, development, and installation that can finally be utilized in the grid.
Which wise government spending (see: investment in technology and other productivity - enhancing measures) can help that last bit, which is one reason I'm all in favor of spending
on alternative energy research (I'm a little sick of sending hundreds of billions of dollars per year overseas for hydrocarbons; I'd rather employ Americans to maintain windfarms, solar plants, not - on - the - table - now - but - maybe - soon thorium reactors, etc.).
His professional career
in alternative energy research has spanned more than 25 years, centering on development of solar energy conversion devices and on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
In this episode, we explore renewable energy's past and how it could impact the industry's future — whether that means solar power investment,
alternative energy research, grid energy storage, or through renewable energy investments.
The other major federal funder for
alternative energy research is National Science Foundation.
The city has left its Rust Belt image far behind and is now considered one of the preeminent «green» cities in the U.S.. Its hometown university and Bowling Green are both leading institutions in
alternative energy research.