U.S. House of Representatives passed the Solar Technology Roadmap Act

On the 22nd of October, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, in the hopes of laying the groundwork for a more ecologically friendly future. The main purpose of the act was to bring together both politicians and representatives from the solar industry to plan out what needs to be done. At least 1/3 of the members of a newly formed roadmap committee must be from the solar industry, ensuring that there is no considerable influence from politicians from both the left and right. Without this bias, a clear and concise roadmap that would be updated yearly is hoped to be laid. The roadmap will deal with current solar related issues, as well as set goals in the short, medium and long term for the development of solar power in the U.S..

The purpose of building the roadmap is to discover what research ideas should be pursued, and how government money should be spent. Based on the findings of the roadmap, an increasing percentage of federal solar money would be directed by the roadmap committee.

The uses of solar power are already well known and documented, though a clear path towards the future has only just begun to be laid out. Solar has proven itself a clean, reliable source of green energy. Since it is reliant on the sun, solar is an infinitely renewable energy resource.

Once the roadmap committee has begun to met, they will also be in charge of dispensing government grants to various companies involved in the field of solar research. It is hoped that increased funding from the government will increase the rate of advancement within the industry.