First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it will build its new U.S. manufacturing center in Mesa, Ariz. First Solar will invest about $300 million in the factory, which will create approximately 600 jobs and will include four manufacturing lines with a capacity to produce more than 250 megawatts (MW) of advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) [...]
The newly launched Green Training programs were created to inspire, motivate, and educate students about emerging Green Jobs! In partnership with Everblue Training Institute these programs are delivered by some of the country’s leading Green training professionals.
The four universities of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) have stepped up academic programs focusing on the growing “green economy.” In doing so, students are provided with opportunities to gain the expertise necessary to excel in emerging fields, such as environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, which offer both the promise of career pathways and [...]
Horizon Wind Energy Invests Approximately $175 Million in Paulding County, Ohio PAYNE, Ohio.- EDP Renewables NA (EDPR NA), through its subsidiary Horizon Wind Energy (Horizon), continues to make good progress on the construction on Ohio’s first commercial wind farm – a project that will result in numerous jobs and a significant contribution to the local [...]
Mar 23 2011 | Posted in
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Van Jones, the second speaker in the Visiting Environmental Writers and Scholars Series at the University of Virginia’s Brown College, will discuss his book, “Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems,” on March 23 at 5 p.m. in Clark Hall, room 108.
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, March 22 (PIA) — A solar cell manufacturing of First Philippine Electric Corp. (First Philec) will help strengthen the solar power industry of the Philippines and create more jobs, according to Senator Edgardo J. Angara.
Washington, DC – The Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune released the following statement recently regarding President Obama’s press conference on concerns about rising oil prices.
Mar 12 2011 | Posted in
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New Report: Securing a Clean Energy Future for the Northeast includes Specific Recommendations for making clean energy stick
NYSERDA’s Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP) is a 280-acre site located in Malta, New York, master-planned for 1.25 million square feet of office, lab, and light manufacturing.