A new study estimates that in 10 yearsKentucky could create over 28,000 jobs while lessening the growth of electricity bills by passing clean energy legislation currently in front of the General Assembly. Synapse Energy Economics produced the study, which is an analysis of the Clean Energy Opportunity Act (HB 167) introduced by RepresentativeMary Lou Marzian. “This [...]
Canadian Pacific Logistics Solutions (CPLS) has developed a new wind energy supply chain connecting manufacturers in Quebec and Florida with a new clean energy transload facility in upper New York State. CPLS is an industry leader in wind energy logistics. “CPLS has demonstrated competence and expertise in the movement of these super-sized dimensional wind energy [...]
The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies and its Green Talent Staffing division have been selected to provide staffing services for a San Diego-based solar module manufacturing project led by France-based Soitec, a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for electronic and energy industries. Eastridge and Green Talent have already started to recruit [...]
Declaring “this is a great day for the Pittsburgh region’s economy and environment,” Heather Sage, vice president of Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded PennFuture a grant of $315,697 to advance the use of solar power in western Pennsylvania. The grant, which was applied for by [...]
Entrepreneurs, students, scientists and professors from eight states enter competition for $250,000 in prizes The Clean Energy Trust is reviewing more than 100 applications submitted for the 2012 Clean Energy Challenge business competition. The Challenge seeks the best business ideas in the Midwest with the potential to bring new clean energy technology to the marketplace. [...]
The Green Job Bank released its third report on the green jobs created by the 10 winners of GE’s Ecomagination Home Challenge. This is a positive trend with 42 new green jobs posted on the companies’ websites in the October/November 2011 period. Of the 10 companies, 6 added new jobs. SunRun added 15, Hara Software [...]
McGuinty Government Building a Clean, Modern, Reliable Electricity System Ontario is quickly becoming a global leader in the clean energy economy, while building a clean, modern and reliable electricity system for our children and grandchildren. Speaking to more than 5,000 delegates from across Canada and around the world at the annual Canadian Solar Industries Association [...]
We Can’t Wait: President Obama Announces Nearly $4 Billion Investment in Energy Upgrades to Public and Private Buildings WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama last week announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according to independent estimates, create tens of thousands of jobs in the hard-hit construction sector. The $4 billion [...]