Secretary Chu Emphasizes Economic Drivers For DOE Clean Energy Technology Research

摘要

Emphasizing President Obama's State of the Union call for innovation and a transition to clean energy, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said Jan. 26 that the Department of Energy will focus on technology research that could be picked up by the private sector and implemented without additional government subsidies. In a question-and-answer session during which he took questions from both people assembled in the room and people submitting questions over the Internet, Chu said that the United States must compete to become a leader in renewable energy technology.