{"id":4491,"date":"2013-07-15T21:19:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T21:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2015-12-21T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T18:45:18","slug":"house-cuts-clean-energy-funding-dragging-down-an-entire-community-of-american-innovators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/15\/house-cuts-clean-energy-funding-dragging-down-an-entire-community-of-american-innovators\/","title":{"rendered":"House Cuts Clean Energy Funding, Dragging Down An Entire Community Of American Innovators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This commentary, authored by Robert Fares, originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/plugged-in\/\">Scientific American&#8217;s &#8220;Plugged In&#8221; blog.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4492\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/SWIFT-farm-1100x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4492\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/SWIFT-farm-1100x500-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/SWIFT-farm-1100x500-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/SWIFT-farm-1100x500-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/SWIFT-farm-1100x500.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Department of Energy recently partnered with Texas Tech University to commission a Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SwiFT) laboratory, which helps researchers understand how wind turbine placement affects performance. (Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/communications\/media\/press-kits\/swift.php\">Texas Tech University<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In my <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/08\/now-is-not-the-time-to-gut-funding-for-innovative-energy-research\/#more-4446\">last post<\/a>, I discussed a House subcommittee\u2019s shortsighted vote to slash funding for the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE\u2019s) innovative Advanced Research Projects Agency &#8211; Energy (ARPA-E). I\u2019m sorry to report that the rest of the House has now followed suit, <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/floor-action\/house\/310337-house-passes-30b-energy-water-spending-bill\">passing<\/a> a $30 billion energy spending bill that cuts a huge chunk out of clean energy programs.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the bill contain the subcommittee\u2019s 81 percent cut to ARPA-E, it also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ase.org\/news\/what-are-they-thinking-house-guts-energy-efficiency-investments\">guts<\/a> energy efficiency programs and even <a href=\"http:\/\/fuelfix.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/11\/congress-tries-to-turn-off-lights-on-bulb-mandates\/\">rolls back<\/a> progress in energy efficient lighting. The House\u2019s embargo on funding for clean energy doesn\u2019t just hurt our footing in the international race towards a new energy economy, it also drags down an entire community of American innovators working to achieve a sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>We deserve more than political posturing and moves as antiquated as the incandescent bulb. Right now, a convergence of environmental, economic and technological forces is transforming the global energy landscape. Just last month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iea.org\/newsroomandevents\/pressreleases\/2013\/june\/name,39156,en.html\">projected<\/a> that renewable energy sources would eclipse nuclear and gas generation by 2016, and provide a quarter of the world\u2019s energy supply by 2018. Renewable energy is unequivocally a major component of the energy landscape.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With the global rise of renewables, clean energy has become an inextricable component of energy science and engineering. Programs in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablefuture.cornell.edu\/index.php\">sustainability<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/icares.wustl.edu\/Pages\/Home.aspx\">renewable energy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/smartgrid.ucla.edu\/\">smart grid<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/peec.stanford.edu\/index.php\">energy efficiency<\/a> have emerged at major universities all over the United States. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.eere.energy.gov\/education\/colleges_universities.html\">programs<\/a> popped up as fields like mechanical and electrical engineering identified climate change as a key challenge facing humanity. Engineers have always sought to apply scientific knowledge to overcome technical challenges and ensure human safety and progress. Now, more than ever, academic researchers are passionately seeking solutions to address global warming.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4493\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/Students_Turbine-540x359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4493\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/Students_Turbine-540x359-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/Students_Turbine-540x359-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/07\/Students_Turbine-540x359.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Renewable energy has become a topic of choice for project-based learning, which helps engage students with difficult subjects like science and math. (Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/greenmountaincleanertimes.com\/2013\/06\/17\/houston-students-learn-renewable-energy-hands-on\/\">Green Mountain Energy<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As top engineers and scientists have acknowledged the need to address the threat of climate change, so too have aspiring young scientists and engineers. Sustainability <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/education\/jan-june13\/charter_01-30.html\">has become part<\/a> of innovative educational programs across the country. Today, it is rare to see a science classroom without a miniature solar panel or wind turbine on its shelves. Why? Because students of all ages are compelled by the chance to design the next device or system that will help us overcome the challenges resulting from climate change. Students\u2019 passion for clean energy helps them <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/economics\/2013\/07\/08\/math-science-popular-until-students-realize-theyre-hard\/\">endure<\/a> difficult subjects like math and science, making the U.S. more competitive internationally.<\/p>\n<p>We owe it to these students to keep up the pace of clean energy education and research. Government funding agencies like ARPA-E and the DOE have a direct influence on science and engineering departments all over the country. Cutting these agencies has a ripple effect that hurts students, professors and other educators across the nation. Whether our elected leaders like it or not, researchers and academics will continue to explore the potential of the new energy frontier. The question is, will the government promote their efforts, or squander the momentum thousands of talented Americans have built up over many years of dedicated work?<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert Fares is a Communications Intern at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/\">Environmental Defense Fund<\/a>\u00a0and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Robert\u2019s research at The University of Texas looks at how energy storage models can be used with large-scale data and optimization for economic operational management of battery energy storage. Through his research, Robert hopes to demonstrate the marketability and technical compatibility of emerging storage technologies.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This commentary, authored by Robert Fares, originally appeared on Scientific American&#8217;s &#8220;Plugged In&#8221; blog. In my last post, I discussed a House subcommittee\u2019s shortsighted vote to slash funding for the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE\u2019s) innovative Advanced Research Projects Agency &#8211; Energy (ARPA-E). I\u2019m sorry to report that the rest of the House has now &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[254,84830,177],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy-efficiency","category-grid-modernization","category-renewable-energy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>House Cuts Clean Energy Funding, Dragging Down An Entire Community Of American Innovators - Energy Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/15\/house-cuts-clean-energy-funding-dragging-down-an-entire-community-of-american-innovators\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"House Cuts Clean Energy Funding, Dragging Down An Entire Community Of American Innovators - Energy Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This commentary, authored by Robert Fares, originally appeared on Scientific American&#8217;s &#8220;Plugged In&#8221; blog. 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