larry.jpg- Seeking to accelerate the pace at which clean energy technologies are developing, so they can rival the economics of coal quickly.
- Thinks the time is ripe to build rapidly on the tremendous work on renewable energy.
- Launched RE>C ,a strategic initiative whose mission is to develop electricity from renewable sources cheaper than electricity produced from coal. Initially, this project to create renewable energy cheaper than coal will focus on advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, and enhanced geothermal systems
- Is working with two innovative corporations who are building potentially breakthrough technologies, and look forward to collaborating with other members of the renewable energy field, including companies, R&D laboratories, and universities.
- Working with: eSolar Inc. (PDF) specializes in solar thermal power. Solar thermal technology replaces the fuel in a traditional power plant with heat produced from solar energy, and has great potential to produce utility-scale power that is cheaper than coal.
- Working with : Makani Power Inc. (PDF) is developing high-altitude wind energy extraction technologies aimed at harnessing the world’s most powerful wind resources. Capturing just a fraction of available high-energy wind would be sufficient to supply current global electricity needs.
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