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Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Challenge of Making Solar and Wind Power More Reliable
We know about the environmental, economic, security and health benefits of solar and wind power: lower emissions, cleaner air, reduced dependence on foreign oil, abundant job opportunities as these technologies get installed far and wide.
What we don't hear about too often are the very real challenges of our transition to a clean energy-powered economy.
These are crucially important to be aware of, as our engagement will help spawn fresh ideas that drive innovation.
The NY Times gets into these challenges.
We'd love to hear your thoughts!
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Jon Gelbard, Ph.D.
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clean energy and vehicles and energy efficiency,
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Wow, I didn't know that green energy plants already produce 20% of California's electricity. That's awesome. Cool article. Thanks for sharing.
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