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Solar Power: California Invests in Green Technology




California Governor Schwarzenegger invests $95 million to sustain California's leaderhip and innovation in green technologies, such as Berkeley Lab's Helios Project which is focused on increasing the efficiency of solar power. ... Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

... "The Governor's budget provides $30 million in lease revenue bonds for the Helios Project, a groundbreaking initiative by the University of California's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to create sustainable, carbon-neutral sources of energy. The Helios Project will produce the next generation of super-efficient solar energy technology that will help reduce greenhouse gases and our oil dependency. The Helios Project's four goals are

1) generate clean sustainable alternatives to hydrocarbon fuels;

2) develop new energy sources;

3) improve energy conservation; and

4) reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The $30 million will be used to build a new energy/nanotechnology research building for the Helios Project. " ...

Via California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: California's Green Technology Investment

 

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