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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Hey take it if you get it, and thats a good use of federal money in my book, but the technology itself ...
Edit: I'll also add it mentions google as a major underwriter of solar power advancements. Go Go private sector.
Edit Edit: I'm typing this so not the whole quote.
In short, this isn't a government led advance, its a private sector led advance that the government is helping to sponsor as well.
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It is absolutely a "government lead advance".....the federal government is the major source of funding for applied R&D. I would suggest that is much more than "heping as a sponsor"
Just one example:
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John Kersten, manager of the (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) Golden Field Office, says the office has some 1000 active agreements with academia and industry, supporting about $300 million a year in R&D projects. Kersten notes that the office operates nationwide, with its partnerships ranging from “mom and pop start-up companies to the Big 3 automakers and Fortune 500 companies.”
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org...gy/(parent)/68
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I agree its a great use of federal money.....but hardly fits within the model of a true "free market"