A new commercialization model that transforms green chemistry discoveries into real-world products and industrial technologies for reducing harm to the environment has received a major vote of confidence from the Ontario government.

The awarding of $13.6 million to PARTEQ Innovations, Queen’s University technology transfer office, in support of GreenCentre Canada was announced at a press conference at the university on Sept. 18.

The centre’s commitment to supporting green chemistry and alternative technologies that reduce or eliminate the use of compounds that are harmful to the environment reflect the objectives of Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation and the Ontario government’s Toxics Reduction Strategy.

“We are extremely gratified that the centre, and what it represents as an highly promising new model for technology transfer, has won the confidence and support of both levels of government,” says John Molloy, president and CEO of PARTEQ Innovations. “With this funding, we are building a global model for technology commercialization for the 21st century.”

This significant investment follows the federal government’s decision earlier this year to award the centre $9.1 million toward the establishment of a national Centre of Excellence for the development and commercialization of green chemistry technologies.

The first of its kind in North America, GreenCentre Canada brings together Canada’s leading green chemistry researchers, industry partners, and commercialization professionals in a common goal of developing cleaner, less energy-intensive solutions for traditional chemical products and manufacturing processes.

“We are reducing the risk factor for industry,” says Rui Resendes, director of Commercial Development in Chemistry and Materials at PARTEQ, and the centre’s executive director. “By enabling universities and the chemical industry to work collaboratively with Canada’s leading commercialization professionals, this will increase the chances that exciting new discoveries are fully realized and become commercial innovations that can make a real difference to the environment.”

Queen’s is extremely pleased that the Ontario government has recognized the value of the work being done at PARTEQ, says Vice-Principal (Research) Kerry Rowe. “Universities are a primary source of the creative spirit and drive that fuel innovation and economic development. And PARTEQ has consistently demonstrated that it knows what is required to harness that intellectual energy and ensure it is transformed into products and technologies that improve our quality of life.”

Over the next five years, GreenCentre Canada aims to manage the commercialization of 50 green chemistry technologies, leading to at least 10 licence agreements, and to establish at least six start-up companies. During this time, they also anticipate the creation of at least 250 highly skilled jobs. The centre is expected to be fully operational by 2010.

 The Solar Electric Power Associations annual 2008 Top Ten Utility Solar Integration Rankings” report has been released. The document identifies the utilities in the U.S. that have the most significant amounts of solar electricity integrated into their portfolio, and records the increased collaboration of the U.S. electric utility and solar energy industries. The report shows that the utility segment is making a major investment to increase the amount of solar energy in power portfolios, with many utilities doubling the amount of solar power in their portfolio in just one year.  Green career seekers interested in working for one of these top solar capacity utilities are invited to review the links below for career opportunities.

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The overall installed solar capacity of the top ten ranked utilities rose from 711 megawatts to 882 megawatts, reflecting 25 percent growth. Ninety-two utilities participated in this year`s survey, an increase of more than 80 percent over last year, showing that the utility industry`s interest in solar power is stronger than ever.

Total installed megawatts of solar power by utility

#1 Southern California Edison – CA (441.4)              49 Open positions           http://www.edison.com/careers/job_search.asp 

 #2 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. – CA (229.5)         127 open positons for management & Proffessional, 3 skilled                  http://www.pge.com/about/careers/search/

 #3 NV Energy – NV (77.9)             1 open position for linesman       https://careers.nvenergy.com

#4 San Diego Gas & Electric Co. – CA (49.3)                   13 Open Positions                  http://www.sdge.com/careers/jobs.shtml

 #5 Public Serv. Co. of CO (Xcel Energy) – CO (28.5)            30 Open positions    

http://www1.xcelenergy.com/xcelrecruit/ListPostings.asp?BusinessUnitID=  &State=&Page=1&JobFamily=ALL&JobFunction=ALL

#6 LA Department of Water & Power- CA (13.6)             20 different positon types, multiple openings per type  http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp000365.jsp

 #7 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. – NJ (13.2)            27 Openings       https://sjobs.brassring.com/en/asp/tg/cim_home.asp?partnerid=467&siteid=212     

#8 Arizona Public Service Co. – AZ (10.6)            http://www.pinnaclewest.com/main/pnw/careers/default.html

 #9 Sacramento Municipal Utility District – CA (10.2)            2 openings        https://usage.smud.org/careers/search.aspx

 #10 Long Island Power Authority – NY (7.7)          no openings at time of writting            http://www.lipower.org/company/profile/employ.html

About the Solar Electric Power Association:    3 openings                    http://www.solarelectricpower.org/index.php?page=careers

The Solar Electric Power Association is a nonprofit membership organization, formed in 1992 as the Utility Photovoltaic Group. SEPA has more than 500 utility, electric service provider, manufacturer, installer, government, and research members. Their mission is to facilitate solutions for the use and integration of solar electric power by utilities, electric service providers, and their customers. SEPA, provides products, services, and strategies, fosters business to business networking,,shares information on solar electric technologies, applications, programs, and business solutions and reports on and evaluates policies, regulations, and legislation.

 To read the whole report click here

 Do you feel like you are standing on the sidelines watching the world move to a green economy? While the economy is certainly terrible there are many green shoots springing up around the world. Here are 20 green companies with open positions. The links to the company career pages are included for green career seekers who wish to apply directly.

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1-Sierra Geothermal Power Group   6 0pen positions

Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. (SGP) is a Vancouver-based renewable energy company focused on the exploration and development of clean, sustainable geothermal power. It is listed on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol SRA. With over 365km2 (90,000 acres) of geothermal properties in Nevada and California, SGP’s projects have a combined total estimated capacity of 500MW. The company intends to advance the development of its portfolio of projects through a combination of equity and/or joint ventures

http://www.sierrageopower.com/corp20/careers26.php

2-Veolia Environmental Services , North America   13 open positions

Veolia Environmental Services in North America, a subsidiary of Veolia Environmental Services(VES), is a division of Veolia Environnement (VE-NYSE). VES is the world’s largest waste services company, with 92,500 employees in 42 countries generating revenues of 13.6 billion dollars in 2007. Our services to industrial, commercial, municipal and residential customers include:
Solid waste management
Technical solutions (hazardous waste management)
Industrial maintenance & cleaning
Waste-to-Energy technology

http://veoliaes.com/Careers

 3-Tetra Tech      265 Open positions in US

 Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology.

https://tetratech.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/alljobs.cgi?qty=25&order=jobs.timedate%20DESC

4- AltairNano           3 Open Positions US

Altairnano is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energymanagement. Designed for power-dependent applications, Altairnano’s family of advanced lithium-ion energy storage systems and batteries is responding to changing demands in energy generation, utilization, and policy. Whether it’s reducing our dependencies on coal-fired generation facilities, reducing carbon emissions, or accelerating the adoption of renewable integration and alternative-fuel vehicles,Altairnano is helping to achieve sustainable, and economically sensible, power and energy management practices.

Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with a 100,000 square foot facility, and a 70,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a team of scientists, engineers, and real-world business professionals. With proprietary technologies, proven market acceptance, and production scalability, Altairnano is uniquely positioned to help solve the challenges and opportunities of an energy-focused economy.

http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/fullpage.asp?f=1&BzID=546&to=cp&Nav=0&LangID=1&s=0&ID=10722

 5-Electrovaya     accepting resumes

Electrovaya (TSX:EFL) is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of its proprietary Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® battery.

http://www.electrovaya.com/company/other/Careers.aspx

6-Valence Energy Storage Solutions    5  positions in China

Valence is a global leader in lithium iron magnesium phosphate energy storage solutions! The company has emerged from a strong technology and IP base to become the commercial leader in the supply of safe high-volume products. Summary

•Develop and manufacture advanced lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials
•Design and manufacture programmable lithium iron magnesium phosphate packs
•Provide application engineering integration services

http://www.valence.com/company/careers

7- LDK Solar      13 positions, US, China , global

LDK Solar is a pure-play manufacturer dedicated solely to the design, development, manufacturing and distribution of multicrystalline solar wafers. Wafers are the principal raw material used to produce solar cells, which are devices capable of converting sunlight into electricity. Their manufacturing process is based on proprietary production processes utilizing both virgin and recyclable polysiliconfor ingot production.The company headquarters and  large scale, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are located in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu city, Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China.

http://www.ldksolar.com/Vacant%20Positions.html

8-MEMC Electronic Material Inc    8 position Missouri

MEMC is a global leader in the manufacture and sale of wafers and related intermediate products to the semiconductor and solar industries. MEMC has been a pioneer in the design and development of wafer technologies since 1959. With R&D and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia, MEMC enables the next generation of high performance semiconductor devices and solar cells.

 http://www.memc.com/jobs-st-peters.asp

9-Q-Cells  30 positions Asia and Germany

The core business of Q-Cells SE is the development, manufacture and marketing of powerful solar cells made of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon. We also want to expand thin-film technologies in our subsidiary companies

http://www.q-cells.com/en/careers/future_jobs_at_q-cells/job_search/index.html?seite=1&show_job=1&get_all=1

10-Solar World USA   15 positions US

The SolarWorld Group is one of the largest solar energy businesses in the world. SolarWorld’s family of companies are dedicated exclusively to the business of solar energy, combining all stages of the solar photovoltaic (PV) value chain, from the raw material silicon to turn-key solar power plants. SolarWorld operates production facilities in the USA and in Germany as well as sales offices around the world

http://www.solarworld-usa.com/173.0.html?L=1

11-Sunpower Corp   38 positions world wide

a Silicon Valley-based provider of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems,

http://us.sunpowercorp.com/about/careers.php

12-Danaher Corporation 42 positions world wide

Danaher’s business activities encompass four reporting segments and are comprised of six strategic platforms: Medical Technologies, Professional Instrumentation (Environmental, Test & Measurement), Industrial Technologies (Motion, Product ID, Focused Niche Businesses)
and Tools & Components (Mechanic’s Hand Tools).

http://www.danaher.com/careers/current.asp

13-FlowServe Corp   24 positions   US

Flowserve is the recognized world leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries

https://flowserve.recruitmax.com//main/careerportal/Job_List.cfm?szSearchType=Advanced

14- Watts Water Technologies  6 positions US and Canada

Since 1874, the Watts Water Technologies family of companies has designed and manufactured valves and related products that promote the comfort and safety of people and the quality, conservation and control of water used in commercial, residential, industrial and municipal applications

http://www.wattswater.com/careers/searchJobs.asp?formId=1&division=0&job_category=0&Submit=Search

15-Ormat Technologies     4 positions US

Ormat is a world leader in the geothermal power sector. The Company has more than four decades of experience in the development of state-of-the-art, environmentally sound power solutions, primary in geothermal and recovered energy generation.

http://www.ormat.com/about.php?did=154

16-Clean Energy Fuels Corp       2 positions US

Clean Energy is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, ports, shuttle, taxi, trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 14,000 vehicles daily at over 170 strategic locations across the United States and Canada. Clean Energy owns and operates two LNG production plants, one in Willis, TX and one in Boron, CA, with combined capacity of 260,000 LNG gallons per day and designed to expand to 340,000 LNG gallons per day as demand increases. It also owns and operates a landfill gas facility in Dallas, TX that produces renewable methane gas or biogas for delivery in the nation’s gas pipeline network.

http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/career.html

17-Methanex  4 opening Can, NewZealand - accepting resumes for Egypt

One of the worlds largest producers of methanol, a candidate alternative fuel used in portable power fuelcells.

http://www.methanex.com/careers/opportunities.html

18-Suntech Power   multiple positions

Suntech is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of innovative solar energy solutions

http://www.suntech-power.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116&Itemid=89&lang=en

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19-Trina Solar   20 positions world wide

An international recognized manufacturer of PV solar modules.

http://www.trinasolar.com/careers_job_list.php?keywords=&careers_type_id=&careers_location_id=&page=1

20- Ballard Power Systems       1o positions in Canada

Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a world leader in the development, manufacture, sale and servicing of clean energy hydrogen fuel cells. Their products and services are used today in various markets, from material handling to residentialcogeneration, backup power and heavy duty applications. Headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, the company is working to accelerate fuel cell product adoption, by delivering the Power to Change end-users’ applications and customers’ business results.

http://www.recruitingsite.com/csbsites/ballardcareers/JobList.asp