Clean Energy Manufacturing [electronic resource] : U.S. Competitiveness and State Policy Strategies (Presentation)

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Oak Ridge, Tenn. : distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2014
Physical description
1 online resource (21 pp. ) : digital, PDF file.

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Summary
The capital intensive nature of clean energy technologies suggests that manufacturing clean energy equipment has the potential to support state and local economic development efforts. However, manufacturing siting decisions tend to be complex and multi-variable decision processes that require in-depth knowledge of specific markets, the logistical requirements of a given technology, and insight into global clean tech trends. This presentation highlights the potential of manufacturing in supporting economic development opportunities while also providing examples of the financial considerations affecting manufacturing facility siting decisions for wind turbine blades and solar PV. The presentation also includes discussion of other more qualitative drivers of facility siting decisions as gleaned from NREL industry interviews and discusses strategies state and local policymakers may employee to bolster their chances of successfully attracting clean energy manufacturers to their localities.

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Publication date
2014
Note
Published through SciTech Connect.
02/01/2014.
"nrel/pr-6a20-61265"
Presented at the Policy Academy National Governors Association, 9-11 December 2013, Annapolis, Maryland.
Lantz, E.
Funding information
AC36-08GO28308
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