Daniel Schwartz of the Clean Energy Institute at the University of Washington provides a compelling overview of the current clean energy trajectory in this Xconomy column. Schwartz focuses on driving the pace of innovation to meet global needs. The article opens:
Maybe it’s something in the Seattle air that we share, but over the last few weeks, I’ve learned that Bill Gates and I worry about similar things. In interviews with The Atlantic and The Washington Post Gates said:
“Historically, it takes more than 50 years before you have a substantial shift in energy generation, but we need to do it more quickly. We need to move faster than the energy sector ever has.”