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Examining emerging energy technologies
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Members of the
Legislative Committee on Economic Development and
International Relations tour the REC Silicon plant in
Moses Lake. From left is Sen.
Janéa
Holmquist, newspaper reporter Matthew Weaver,
Sen. Mike Hewitt, Lt. Gov. Brad Owen and Tor Hartmann,
senior vice president for expansion projects at REC. REC
Silicon is the
world’s first dedicated
producer of
polycrystalline silicon for
solar applications.
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Is the answer to our state's energy
problems blowing in the wind? Or is it shining with the
sun?
Experts
on bio fuel, solar energy, wind farm energy, liquefied
natural gas and modern
hydropower
technologies made presentations to the Lt.
Governor's
Legislative Committee on Economic Development and
International Relations
when it convened Nov. 16, 2006 at Big Bend Community College
at Moses Lake.
"Our state’s strong
agricultural base, coupled with research at our
universities makes Washington an ideal environment to
implement model, long-term energy solutions,” said Lt.
Gov. Owen. |
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Lt. Gov. Owen discusses the new fish
passageway project at the Wanapum Dam with Rex Buck, cultural
representative for the Wanapum people for Grant County P.U.D. |
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