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- initialism Research, development and demonstration
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Was the president wrong to appeal to a broader set of public interests to advance clean energy RD&D investment and a portfolio standard?
Daniel Goldfarb: Obama's Climate Omission: Can We Disagree on Climate and Win on Clean Energy? Daniel Goldfarb 2011
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Was the president wrong to appeal to a broader set of public interests to advance clean energy RD&D investment and a portfolio standard?
Daniel Goldfarb: Obama's Climate Omission: Can We Disagree on Climate and Win on Clean Energy? Daniel Goldfarb 2011
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Last week, these leaders released a new report, "A Business Plan for America's Energy Future," calling for major new federal investment in clean energy technology RD&D -- at least $16 billion annually, more than triple the current level (see our news roundup).
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The next Congress can start by increasing federal clean energy RD&D to at least $15-20 billion per year and making the R&D tax credit permanent.
Teryn Norris: How America Can Lead the Clean Energy Race 2010
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However, as the Breakthrough Institute and Americans for Energy Leadership recently documented in our policy brief, "The Power to Compete," the Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act does not contain a comprehensive innovation strategy and would only increase federal clean energy RD&D investment by as little as $2.2 billion per year.
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Last year, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the Clean Energy Act of 2009, which would invest $750 million annually for ten years in clean energy RD&D and provide $100 billion in clean energy loan guarantees.
Teryn Norris: A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership 2010
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"Underfunding RD&D is an exercise in gross fiscal irresponsibility," they wrote.
Teryn Norris: A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership 2010
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The first is research, development, and demonstration (RD&D), which is necessary toinvent new clean energy technologies, components, and manufacturing processes; improve the cost and performance of existing technologies and processes; and demonstrate proof of concept for advanced and higher-risk systems.
Teryn Norris: How America Can Lead the Clean Energy Race 2010
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Last year, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the Clean Energy Act of 2009, which would invest $750 million annually for ten years in clean energy RD&D and provide $100 billion in clean energy loan guarantees.
Teryn Norris: A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership 2010
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"Underfunding RD&D is an exercise in gross fiscal irresponsibility," they wrote.
Teryn Norris: A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership 2010
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