Vinod Khosla Quotes

If we are strategic, if we are smart, Australia can power our future prosperity with solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal energy.

Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008.

The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy. World wind generating capacity grew from 7,600 megawatts in 1997 to 9,600 in 1998, an expansion of 26 percent. At a national level, Germany led the way, adding 790 megawatts of capacity, followed by Spain with 380 megawatts, and the United States with 226 megawatts. In the past, U.S. wind generating capacity was concentrated in California, but in 1998, wind farms began generating electricity in Minnesota, Oregon, and Wyoming, broadening the new industry's geographical base.

You might say, well, aren't people saying that about wind and solar today? Not really. Only in the super-narrow sense that the capital costs per output, when the wind is blowing, is slightly lower.

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.

Our nation is well equipped to make the transition. We have an abundance of natural resources like wind, natural gas, solar and geothermal.

Whether fuel cell system development in central Oregon, wind power generation along the Columbia Gorge, or geothermal energy in southern Oregon, investing in new energy sources makes America more energy independent while creating good paying, environmentally friendly jobs.

Solar power is going to be absolutely essential to meeting growing energy demands while staving off climate change.

We are already witnessing a transformation in the U.S. economy to increased production of lower carbon energy through fuel switching to natural gas and expansion of wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable non-carbon intensive energy sources.

You got to be just stupid to not be focused on alternative energy.

There is a reason it is called fossil fuel-it is an outdated method of getting power.

There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, dramatically reduce wasted energy, and significantly shift our power supplies from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources.

I am very focused on large-scale deployments of renewable power and how we're going to get this done. Imagine our military bases covered with solar thermal collectors that could generate steam and electricity.

I think the future for solar energy is bright.

There is no need for nuclear. The world can be powered by wind, water and sun alone.

Geothermal can be a huge source of energy very quickly.

Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop.

I think the likelihood that combustion will continue to represent the large portion of the power unit world is very small.

The potential of renewable energy is immense.

Hydropower is a clean and renewable energy source that provides affordable power throughout the country.

I am not going to give up on renewable energy.

Our country needs power for its economic growth, and clean, green power is the best option.

We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.

I'm all for alternative forms of energy, including wind, including solar, et cetera. But we need much more than wind and solar.

India has now graduated from megawatts to gigawatts in terms of renewable energy production.