A surge of interest – and funding – is likely in 2009 for efforts to cut energy use, develop next-generation biofuels and expand renewable energy sources such as wind power, energy experts say.
But don’t look for a rapid acceleration of plans to build new nuclear reactors, the experts said in assessing President-elect Barack Obama’s choices to lead his administration’s energy policy.
Experts say energy policy is going to take a greener hue, and they say an economic stimulus package may have its own green tint now that Obama has named his key energy and environment policy advisers.