I was told that if I wanted to see how the US will play a part in India’s
the US will play a part in India’s
the US will play a part in India’s energy future I should come here a coal
energy future I should come here a coal
energy future I should come here a coal power plant believe it or not erected
power plant believe it or not erected
power plant believe it or not erected right in the middle of Delhi
mr. ambassador nice to meet you nice to
mr. ambassador nice to meet you nice to meet you I I love the movie set
meet you I I love the movie set
meet you I I love the movie set apocalyptic on the one side of the
apocalyptic on the one side of the
apocalyptic on the one side of the railroad tracks on the other side of the
railroad tracks on the other side of the
railroad tracks on the other side of the railroad tracks this wonderful solar
railroad tracks this wonderful solar
railroad tracks this wonderful solar field this is the problem and how we
field this is the problem and how we
field this is the problem and how we conquer it this is now probably the
conquer it this is now probably the
conquer it this is now probably the single biggest pathway of our
single biggest pathway of our
single biggest pathway of our cooperation between the US and India in
cooperation between the US and India in
cooperation between the US and India in the years ahead the clean energy space
the years ahead the clean energy space
the years ahead the clean energy space although 400 companies Nordhoff
although 400 companies Nordhoff
although 400 companies Nordhoff companies from us are here in India
companies from us are here in India
companies from us are here in India looking very actively I think what’s
looking very actively I think what’s
looking very actively I think what’s really exciting is that this has caught
really exciting is that this has caught
really exciting is that this has caught hold here in a way that it never has
hold here in a way that it never has
hold here in a way that it never has before
before
before what are the challenges ahead here to
what are the challenges ahead here to
what are the challenges ahead here to meet the target that India has set just
meet the target that India has set just
meet the target that India has set just in solar the financing challenge is
in solar the financing challenge is
in solar the financing challenge is about a hundred billion dollars Wow it’s
about a hundred billion dollars Wow it’s
about a hundred billion dollars Wow it’s a hundred billion dollars of private
a hundred billion dollars of private
a hundred billion dollars of private capital of government money of India’s
capital of government money of India’s
capital of government money of India’s resources so a huge challenge in getting
resources so a huge challenge in getting
resources so a huge challenge in getting that business climate right to actually
that business climate right to actually
that business climate right to actually attract that investment in terms of jobs
attract that investment in terms of jobs
attract that investment in terms of jobs do the equation for us what does this
do the equation for us what does this
do the equation for us what does this represent we bring solar panels from
represent we bring solar panels from
represent we bring solar panels from Perrysburg Ohio from pasola
Perrysburg Ohio from pasola
Perrysburg Ohio from pasola in water technology from Colorado in in
in water technology from Colorado in in
in water technology from Colorado in in Denver so we end up creating a lot of
Denver so we end up creating a lot of
Denver so we end up creating a lot of manufacturing jobs in the United States
manufacturing jobs in the United States
manufacturing jobs in the United States so some of these panels are made in Ohio
so some of these panels are made in Ohio
so some of these panels are made in Ohio so summer markets in the United States
so summer markets in the United States
so summer markets in the United States is not donating a time equipment raw
is not donating a time equipment raw
is not donating a time equipment raw materials everybody makes money
materials everybody makes money
materials everybody makes money absolutely look it’s good for national
absolutely look it’s good for national
absolutely look it’s good for national security reasons it’s good to combat
security reasons it’s good to combat
security reasons it’s good to combat climate change it’s good for economic
climate change it’s good for economic
climate change it’s good for economic development reasons here in India but
development reasons here in India but
development reasons here in India but also in the United States when I first
also in the United States when I first
also in the United States when I first got here I I saw nothing but problems
got here I I saw nothing but problems
got here I I saw nothing but problems and and if you start examining the
and and if you start examining the
and and if you start examining the problems they all become opportunity I
problems they all become opportunity I
problems they all become opportunity I mean overwhelming opportunity we’re
mean overwhelming opportunity we’re
mean overwhelming opportunity we’re really optimistic about this space we’re
really optimistic about this space we’re
really optimistic about this space we’re really optimistic about the way the u.s.
really optimistic about the way the u.s.
really optimistic about the way the u.s. and India have come together to tackle
and India have come together to tackle
and India have come together to tackle this challenge
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