Memorial Day and clean energy

For all US based readers, welcome back from the Memorial Day weekend.  It's not just a 3-day weekend, folks.  It's a day of remembrance and thankfulness, first and foremost. 

Insofar as cleantech issues impact that, Ian writes passionately about the link between supporting clean energy, supporting energy independence, and supporting our troops.  I would add that it's also important to recognize the role that the US military has played in supporting the development of clean technologies.  The military needs renewable distributed generation technologies badly.  They have been major supporters of technology developments in everything from advanced motor design to sensors to biofuels to wind power.  DARPA grants have been valuable for several companies I've backed and evaluated as an investor.  In many ways the Department of Defense has been a second Department of Energy for some time now.

Andy Bochman here in the Boston area has been writing a good blog on energy tech matters related to the DoD.  Check it out.

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