Steven Chu's Gamble on Green Energy

Forbes.com (Nov 6 2011) Emissions , Servers

1. For better or worse, Steven Chu, President Obama’s Nobel-prize winning Secretary of Energy, is likely to have greater influence over the world’s future energy economy than any other single person alive today. In the past two years, Chu has orchestrated the most significant public investment in energy innovation in U.S. history. The objective is transforming today’s high-carbon, low-efficiency energy systems into tomorrow’s low-carbon, high-efficiency systems. Whether this epic effort fails or succeeds, history will likely hold Secretary Chu responsible. The smart money says Chu will succeed. Exhibit A: the Energy Department‘s recently released “Report on the First Quadrennial Technology Review.” (Read Full Article)

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