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“WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2009” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2234 on Sept. 10, 2009.
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WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2009
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speech of
HON. BETTY SUTTON-
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Ms. SUTTON. -Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3165, the Wind Energy Research and Development Act and would like to commend Rep. Tonko for his work on this issue.
Wind power is one of our nation's fastest growing sources of energy. By 2030, the Department of Energy estimates that this industry will support 500,000 jobs in the U.S. and produce at least 20 percent of our nation's electricity.
And we must focus our investments, leveraging private dollars, to R
& D areas that need to be improved. We must focus R & D to improve gearbox reliability and performance. We must focus R & D to make materials more reliable and more affordable. And we must focus R & D to utilize wind technology offshore.
In Ohio, we are on the verge of the first fresh water wind energy project in the United States. Our project could serve as a prototype for harnessing wind energy on similar bodies of water across the nation. By utilizing the wind over Lake Erie, we will find another use for our great natural resource.
We must pass the Wind Energy Research and Development Act today to harness wind energy's potential, both on shore and off, and move away from foreign sources of energy.
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