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; Tanya Das, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Deepak Divan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marcius Extavour, XPRIZE Foundation; Denise Gray, LG Chem Michigan, Inc.; Kara Hurst, Amazon; Scott McKee, House Committee on Appropriations; Robin Millican, Gates Ventures; Adele Morris, Brookings Institution; J acquelyn Pless, MIT; Louis Schick, Clean Energy Ventures; Chris Tomassi, ClearPath; David Victor, University of California, San Diego; and Jay F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon University.
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Consumers need to understand the benefits of emerging technologies because they drive purchase decisions and future investments, Bailo said. As electric vehicles and hybrid technologies proliferate, education and training are needed to enhance understanding around operation, benefits, and return on investment.
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It was highly successful, Gray observed, noting that the activity extended past initial development, focused on manufacturing and production programs, and emphasized common goals and open communication among all partners. DOE's Energy Storage Grand Challenge is another positive example, Das offered.
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Second, the federal government should leverage mineral leasing programs, particularly by putting a carbon adder onto federal royalties from coal produced on federal lands. Pless and Extavour underscored the need for increased and improved subsidies for clean energy innovation, especially in early-stage research and development (R&D)
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The transformations of the electricity and transportation sectors will converge in the near future at fast charging, Divan said. The generation capacity needed to enable fast charging for electrified transportation is immense and considerably beyond current capacity.
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Clean energy is featured prominently in many European recovery plans, focusing much of the arkets outside the United States. Schick added that shifting internam tional dynamics will undoubtedly impact global cooperation as many countries turn inward.
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Manufacturing and Supply Chains From an economic competitiveness standpoint, Das highlighted the immense opportunity to domestically design and manufacture products. Extavour and Whitacre expressed concern regarding international supply chains.
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Hurst listed Amazon's initiatives to fast-track its own renewable energy goals; invest in solar, wind, and battery technologies; and bring low-carbon power to local communities in the process. She described how these efforts have been strengthened through collaboration with organizations such as We Mean Business, American Council on Renewable Energy, and Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance.
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52 ENHANCING FEDERAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION program at DOE, whether it be better utilization of the LPO or a dedicated stream of funding for demonstrations. The newly funded Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program aims to help industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors by the mid-2020s, said Tomassi.
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