Acknowledging the field of renewable energies is already a multi-billion dollar industry, former Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu stated "the choice is clear; we can either make these technologies here today or import them tomorrow".
Assuming the renewable industry continues to progress and these technologies are needed by every country in the future, how hard should the United States push to "win" the future of renewable energy manufacturing? Should the Department of Energy enact policies to promote its own technologies over foreign companies, and how might it do this?