WAAY-TV
Published: February 10, 2009
Gov. Phil Bredesen wants to take advantage of industrial and scientific expertise in Tennessee to establish a solar power research lab and spur green energy job creation. The Democratic governor said in his annual State of the State address Monday night that a Solar Institute could become what he calls "the basic research leader in making solar power practical."
Bredesen says a partnership with the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help the state become a national leader in solar research.
The governor's initiative comes on the heels of a December announcement that Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. will build a $1.2 billion plant in Clarksville to produce a raw material used to make solar cells.
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