INVESTING FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY-Joshua D. Mosshart

The U.S. is in a global competition to capture the clean energy technology jobs of the 21st century. 

In March, 2013, President Obama Updated his "Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future" Blueprint and laid out the investment strategy for his " all-of-the-above" approach to develop every source of American energy in a safe and responsible way-investing in clean energy technologies and expanding oil and gas production.

Presidents Obama's Goals:

Reducing our overall dependence on oil by more than 2 million barrels a day by 2025, and reducing oil imports in half by 2020.

Doubling renewable electricity production from wind, solar and geothermal by 2020.

Doubling energy productivity by 2030.

The President's 2014 Budget provides for $28.4 billion in discretionary funds for DOE to support its mission. 

These investments will support the President's goal to increase Americas competitiveness and reduce our reliance on oil by making strategic investments in critical research and technology sectors for clean energy and to make significant national security advances to leave future generations with a country that is safer, healthier, and more prosperous.

“After years of talking about it, we’re finally poised to take control of our energy future. We produce more oil than we have in 15 years. We import less oil than we have in 20 years. We’ve doubled the amount of renewable energy that we generate from sources like wind and solar -- with tens of thousands of good jobs to show for it. 

We’re producing more natural gas than we ever have before -- with hundreds of thousands ofgood jobs to show for it. We supported the first new nuclear power plant in America since the 1970s. And we’re sending less carbon pollution into the environment than we have in nearly 20 years.”

– President Obama, March 15, Argonne National Laboratory

Source: DOE Budget Highlights

Joshua D. Mosshart
Cleantech Grants