Wednesday
Feb182009
Send me some sun from the west
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 5:45PM
During a conference call briefing, Rhone Resch, President and CEO of
the Solar Energy Industries Association and Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association announced the release of a joint
publication, "Green Power Superhighways: Building a Path to America's
Clean Energy Future."
The plan for the proposed "green super highways" is to develop a new
infrastructure to take advantage of the potential power in the
southwest. "There is a very important reality that has to be
addressed. Although the U.S. is home to an inexhaustible amount of
renewable energy, much of these resources are not located in areas
where the electricity is needed most." said Resch.
Bode stated that the concept of having a new high-tech electron highway
is critically important in order to make a new economy work. "It's
technically feasible because the technology for high voltage lines is
very efficient," said Bode, and "the bottom line is we are not asking
for money, we're asking to remove policy barricades that are holding
us back."
Resch stated that there is a critical role that the federal government
needs to play in insuring that these new transmission lines are placed
in the right locations, in an expedited manner, and that they are
financed properly. "We are using 19th and 20th century technologies to
tackle 21st century challenges," concluded Resch.
by Suzia van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
the Solar Energy Industries Association and Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association announced the release of a joint
publication, "Green Power Superhighways: Building a Path to America's
Clean Energy Future."
The plan for the proposed "green super highways" is to develop a new
infrastructure to take advantage of the potential power in the
southwest. "There is a very important reality that has to be
addressed. Although the U.S. is home to an inexhaustible amount of
renewable energy, much of these resources are not located in areas
where the electricity is needed most." said Resch.
Bode stated that the concept of having a new high-tech electron highway
is critically important in order to make a new economy work. "It's
technically feasible because the technology for high voltage lines is
very efficient," said Bode, and "the bottom line is we are not asking
for money, we're asking to remove policy barricades that are holding
us back."
Resch stated that there is a critical role that the federal government
needs to play in insuring that these new transmission lines are placed
in the right locations, in an expedited manner, and that they are
financed properly. "We are using 19th and 20th century technologies to
tackle 21st century challenges," concluded Resch.
by Suzia van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
Solar Industry Stepping Up To The Plate To Solve The Energy Problem
The President of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Rhone Resch says that the solar industry is America’s answer for independence from fossil fuels.
“Over the last few months, we have seen disaster after disaster caused by the fossil fuel industries and Americans are calling for a new direction for our energy future. And in communities across America, people are asking for an energy source that is clean, reliable, safe and creates economic opportunity. That energy source is solar.”
Resch said that there is an industry-wide goal set to install ten gigawatts of solar capacity annually by 2015.
“The solar energy industry – invented and commercialized in the U.S. – is the solution for our country’s addiction to fossil fuels. It’s time we get this country moving in the right direction”
By Robert Hune-Kalter