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“WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT AND HEAVY DUTY HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ACT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2260-E2261 on Sept. 14, 2009.
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WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT AND HEAVY DUTY HYBRID VEHICLE
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ACT
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HON. BETTY McCOLLUM
of minnesota
in the house of representatives
Monday, September 14, 2009
Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my support for the Wind Energy Research and Development Act (H.R. 3165) and the Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act (H.R. 445). I thank my colleagues on the Science and Technology Committee for their work on these important bills, which will help secure America's role as a global leader in innovation.
An aggressive transition to a clean renewable energy economy is necessary to modernize America's economy for the 21st century. In this historic moment, we have the responsibility and the opportunity to secure America's place as a global hub of technological innovation, an economic leader, and a steward of our planet. Passage of H.R. 3165 and H.R. 445 will focus American ingenuity to achieve these important goals.
Wind energy is a critical component of America's clean energy future. The growth potential for the industry is enormous: in 2008 alone the industry installed enough new wind energy production capacity to power over 2 million homes. My state of Minnesota is currently fourth in the nation for installed wind energy production capacity and is in the top ten states for wind energy production potential. However, like many new industries, the wind energy industry requires federal incentives to fuel its growth. The Wind Energy Research and Development Act authorizes an important new demonstration program at the Department of Energy to reduce the costs of construction, generation, and maintenance of wind energy systems. Developing these technologies will help reduce existing barriers to expansion of wind power around the country.
America's shift to a clean energy economy requires the development of advanced vehicle technologies to save consumers money and reduce harmful emissions. In addition to clean passenger vehicles, we must modernize our commercial transport fleet. The Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act will create a competitive grant program to support research, development and demonstration of advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicle technologies. This program will help make America's commercial transport fleet the cleanest and most efficient in the world.
Transitioning to a clean energy economy and curtailing global climate change are two of the great challenges of our time--American innovation is the key to addressing them both. I urge my colleagues to support these two important pieces of legislation.
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