Bill Gates has been pushing pretty hard on clean energy R&D. While I don’t think that is where a billionaire willing to spend it should focus, the news from NREL are disturbing to me. What is the cost of the 15 researchers at NREL to the Federal Government? Their reports and information is clearly NPV positive. Just recently, NREL focused on standardizing PPA contracts for solar which could be a driver towards lowering costs. So Bill Gates should think about funding the positions and more at NREL. Money well spent.
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Have a great day!
Yann