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The race to lead the world in renewable energy

A Bright Future for Renewable Energy  HUFFINGTON POST,Phyllis Cuttino Director, Clean Energy, The Pew Charitable Trusts  23 Aug 13 After several decades in laboratories and niche applications, clean energy technologies are primed for accelerated and widespread expansion in the global power sector. In the United States and around the world, solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources will represent a significant share of the new generating capacity deployed in the coming years and decades. These technologies will also be in demand as the world addresses persistent and emerging local and global environmental challenges and because clean energy will be sought after in the push to achieve greater energy security.

For all these reasons, the future of clean energy is bright. Less certain is the forecast for the United States’ competitive position in this fast-growing sector. On a variety of key measures–from innovation and manufacturing to deployment and exports–the United States is struggling to maintain its lead in the global economic and technological race……..http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phyllis-cuttino/a-bright-future-for-renew_b_3795222.html

August 23, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual