Energy technology, federal role

PC AST. President s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. 1999. Powerful Partnerships The Federal Role in International Cooperation on Energy. Washington, D.C. Executive Office of the President. 

Given the large markets and the industrial infrastructure that support some of the electrolytic technologies, the question naturally arises as to the justification and role for federal support of electrochemical science and engineering. Such support would be clearly warranted in certain cases where the national interest is involved, such as security, trade balance, health, energy, and environmental protection. The contribution of electrochemical technology to each of these areas and of electrochemical phenomena to essential technologies has been documented in Chapter 2. 

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