One topic at this conference, held Feb 3-5, was national competitiveness. The US position in terms of green energy scale-up did not stand out favorably.
" 'We're still pretty good at invention or discovery but in terms of deployment, we're losing ground. In fact, you could say we suck,' said Mike Davis, the assistant director for energy and environment at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, during a session on national lab research. 'Our ability to throw sand in the gears in terms of development in this country is just phenomenal. We've perfected it.'....
Germany and Spain have become the two largest markets for solar because (their) energy policies ensure that project developers can get a premium price for renewable power, an approach many U.S. investors and entrepreneurs say is more simple and predictable than the U.S. system."
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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