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Van Hollen Statement On The Solar Technology Roadmap Act

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Date: Oct. 22, 2009
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Technology and Communication Energy

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Solar Technology Roadmap Act of 2009, and I commend my colleague Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords for bringing it to the floor today.

The Solar Technology Roadmap Act of 2009 will focus and accelerate the Department of Energy's ongoing solar technology research, development and demonstration activities by creating a Solar Technology Roadmap patterned after the highly successful National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors to guide the nation's near-term, mid-term and long-range solar technology policy goals. The Solar Technology Roadmap will be developed by a Solar Technology Roadmap Committee appointed by the Secretary of Energy and comprised of at least eleven members, one third of whom will come from the solar industry. This bipartisan and forward-looking legislation has been endorsed by the Solar Energy Industries Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, IBM, Intel and National Semiconductor and will optimize the role that solar technology will play in America's clean energy future.

I urge my colleagues' support, and I yield back the balance of my time.


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