We Need To Be ‘Moving at Lightning Speed’ Toward Clean Energy

Clean energy initiatives are growing in prominence around the world. Stateside, one of the more prominent developments regards a wing of the U.S. Department of Energy called the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E.

It funds projects aimed to shift energy markets to more sustainable methods, with developments the past few years focusing on next-gen batteries that may operate in future electric cars. The wing’s research hopes to make renewable energy cheaper and thus more accessible, making the prospect of research and investment in similar initiatives more appealing.

ARPA-E has actually been in a healthy competition with Elon Musk’s famed Tesla Motors, …read more