Should we be concerned the USA only has 4 of the world's top 30 companies in wind, solar, and battery tech?
Of the world's top 10 wind energy technology companies, only one is American (GE). Of the top 10 solar companies, even though solar photovoltaic technology was developed in the USA, again we only have 1 top company in the USA. And of the top 10 battery companies, we have 2.
Energy Secretary and Nobel Prize in physics winner Steven Chu notes "other countries, notably China, are moving ahead so aggressively. They see this as their economic opportunity to lead in the next industrial revolution."
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Should we be concerned that the USA may not play a prominent role in the next industrial revolution?
dell is naive. China is as much economically motivated as any other country.
But if the US does not establish a position in these technologies, it will be repeating the mistake the US automakers made a generation ago, when they failed to invest in economy vehicles.
The US also needs a sensible nuclear policy, which implies spent fuel reprocessing. Carter got this one wrong, and every succeeding President has repeated the mistake.
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