BASICENERGYSCIENCES--ServingthePresent,Shaping.pptVIP

BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES -- Serving the Present, Shaping the Future The Office of Science FY 09 Budget Request BESAC New Science for a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future Report The present pace of change for clean energy technologies is not sufficient to meet future needs. BES must lead a major campaign focused on increasing the rate of discoveries and establishing US leadership in next-generation carbon-free energy technologies. Significant discoveries will come at the intersection of control science with complex functional materials. …. BES must move aggressively in these directions lest the