The greatest wealth the government can acquire is intellectual property which benefits the whole of society when it is free and open. I believe that the U.S. Government should hold a contest for the best technological innovation in renewable, clean, green energy production. Submissions are made not by individuals or companies but by colleges and university teams competing for a prize of 500 million dollars for their endowment funds. The government in return would gain the intellectual property right for the winning design/process. Imagine M.I.T., Stanford, Cal Berkley, Harvard, battling it out for a huge addition to their endowments. In the end, students are benefited by lower admission costs.