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Opening Remarks--Senator Mark Udall
Pages 129-131

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From page 129... ... Solar energy would spur innovation, he said, and create "a pathway whereby we're producing clean energy in our country." He emphasized that despite the apparent advantages of solar energy, persistent hard work and effective communication are required to convince people of the advantages of PV. Senator Udall noted that in his home state of Colorado, he and other supporters of PV had struggled for years to pass a renewable energy standard (RES) Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... He also noted the "huge amount of resources" in time, energy, and opportunity costs that the country spends in defending its petroleum supply lines worldwide. He also described "a more direct tie to our national security" in the form of the daily stresses faced by the troops themselves in procuring and transporting the fuel and water they need daily. Read the entire page →
From page 131... ... He offered a quote from Ernest Moniz, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former Under Secretary of Energy: "The energy industry is a multitrillion-dollar-per-year, highly capitalized commodity business -- with exquisite supply chains, providing essential services at all levels of society. This leads to a system with considerable inertia, aversion to risk, extensive regulation, and complex politics." To change this system, said Senator Udall, would require innovative structures, such as partnerships that were designed to perform research more efficiently, lower manufacturing costs, and help solar companies across the financial "valley of death" between the laboratory and the marketplace. Read the entire page →

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... Solar energy would spur innovation, he said, and create "a pathway whereby we're producing clean energy in our country." He emphasized that despite the apparent advantages of solar energy, persistent hard work and effective communication are required to convince people of the advantages of PV. Senator Udall noted that in his home state of Colorado, he and other supporters of PV had struggled for years to pass a renewable energy standard (RES)

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... He also noted the "huge amount of resources" in time, energy, and opportunity costs that the country spends in defending its petroleum supply lines worldwide. He also described "a more direct tie to our national security" in the form of the daily stresses faced by the troops themselves in procuring and transporting the fuel and water they need daily.

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... He offered a quote from Ernest Moniz, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former Under Secretary of Energy: "The energy industry is a multitrillion-dollar-per-year, highly capitalized commodity business -- with exquisite supply chains, providing essential services at all levels of society. This leads to a system with considerable inertia, aversion to risk, extensive regulation, and complex politics." To change this system, said Senator Udall, would require innovative structures, such as partnerships that were designed to perform research more efficiently, lower manufacturing costs, and help solar companies across the financial "valley of death" between the laboratory and the marketplace.

Read the entire page →

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Opening Remarks--Senator Mark Udall Pages 129-131

Opening Remarks--Senator Mark Udall
Pages 129-131