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To help draw attention to its plans to build a thin-film solar panel plant in the U.S., General Electric has published an interesting study on the history and future of solar energy.
Green tech and solar energy have been topics of focus in the U.S. in recent years and months. Last July, for example, President Obama announced the country would be investing around $2 billion in solar energy companies. Google has also been at the forefront of bringing solar energy to the masses with a substantial investment in the world’s largest solar power tower plant.
But we’ve got a long way to go before we reach our collective goals. During his 2011 State of the Union address, Obama promised Americans 80% of their electricity would come from clean energy by 2035.
To help us all understand where we’ve come from and where we’re going in terms of solar and other alternative energy, creative agency JESS3 has created the following heliocentric representation for GE and has shared it with us.
Take a look at the infographic below, and let us know what you think in the comments. Will GE and other U.S. companies be ready to fulfill the president’s 80% mandate by 2035?
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by Jolie O’Dell
