Release Date:
2/17/2011
PODCAST: Expanding solar power
President Obama has called for the U.S. to produce 80 percent of its electricity from cleaner energy sources including wind, solar, clean coal and nuclear by 2035. U-M Vice President for Research and solar energy researcher Stephen Forrest weighs in on whether this is possible. He discusses the status of solar power and the role it could play in our energy future.