WASHINGTON, DC — Renewable energy technologies can enhance homeland security, according to Richard Truly, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Speaking at the National Press Club last week, Truly noted that wind, biomass, geothermal, and solar energy sources can reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil, thereby bolstering U.S. energy security. But they also serve to protect the country’s energy infrastructure from attack.