George Washington University Solar Institute

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“Changing Planet”

The George Washington Solar Institute provides a facility for students to connect teaching and research through sponsored projects and research facilities.

For more information on programs: http://www.gwu.edu/~bulletin/grad/opas.html

George Washington places a large research focus on the future repercussions of renewable energy technology. This research includes investigating key concerns such as:

• China’s Solar Policy: Subsidies, Manufacturing Overcapacity & Opportunities
• Endangered Species Act in connection with utility scale solar power facilities
• Department of Defense actions to reduce fossil fuels
• Financing large scale solar energy development with a new tax structure

For more research: http://solar.gwu.edu/Research.html  

NBC Learn’s “Changing Planet” series featured Ken Zweibel, Director of George Washington University Solar Institute. Watch the video to see how George Washington answered some of the major arguments against clean energy such as cost, future jobs, and the necessary skill set needed to produce renewable energy technology.

Watch NBC’s “Changing Planet”