clean energy workforce News
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ACP safety initiatives: Keeping the clean energy workforce safe as temperatures rise
It’s getting hot out there, and workers need to take precautions to maintain a safe working environment. According to OSHA, many people are exposed to heat on the job, in both indoor and outdoor heat environments. Operations involving high air temperatures, radiant heat sources (e.g., sunlight, hot exhaust), high humidity, direct physical contact with hot objects, or strenuous physical ...
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Sustainable Solar Jobs Growing at Faster Rate Than Other Industries
The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit solar education and research organization, has released the full version of its third annual National Solar Jobs Census at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference. The census found that more than 8,500 installation jobs were created in the past year, and continued industry wide growth is expected in ...
By 3BL Media
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Leaders to tackle workforce development at energy efficiency summit in Boston
Employers, educators, training professionals and other stakeholders of clean energy workforce development will have a special opportunity to engage discussion with experts in the field at the Northeast Workforce Development Workshop to be held on March 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency, Boston. This meeting will be a collaborative day-long opportunity for stakeholders to network while learning about ...
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America Has Lost 594,300 Clean Energy Jobs; 850,000 Expected by June 30
Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims in April- tripling the claims filed in March. That's according to a new analysis of unemployment data released last week by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture, and BW Research ...
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DOE Announces $187 Million for Accelerated Electrification of America's Transportation Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (May 19) announced a new $99.5 million funding opportunity in addition to the selection of 45 projects totaling $87 million to advance production of next-generation electric vehicle technologies, train the future electrified transportation workforce, and ensure the equitable deployment of clean mobility options in disadvantaged communities. Spanning 18 ...
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Clean Energy Jobs Powering North Carolina
Shortly, NCSEA and E2 are set to release a report describing the size and economic importance of the clean energy industry in North Carolina in 2019. Overall, clean energy has remained resilient throughout the recession. However, North Carolina's clean energy industry did experience negative impacts as a result of COVID-19, despite our status as No. 9 in the country for clean energy jobs in 2019. ...
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EDF Report Finds Clean Energy Jobs Outnumber Coal and Gas Jobs 1.5 to 1
This week, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) released a report that shows wind and solar energy jobs now outnumber coal and gas jobs in 30 states, including D.C.The report, In Demand: Clean Energy, Sustainability and the New American Workforce, finds that the clean energy and sustainability economy provides local jobs in all 50 states, frequently pays higher than average wages and offers numerous ...
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NREL’s Kurtz, Tegen Honored for Clean Energy Leadership
The U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program has honored Sarah Kurtz and Suzanne Tegen of the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for their leadership and achievement in the field of renewable energy. The C3E program, led by the Energy Department in collaboration with the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the MIT Energy Initiative, ...
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Biden Administration Announces $250 Million to Accelerate Electric Heat Pump Manufacturing
As part of President Biden's Investing in America the U.S. Department of Energy recently (April 18) announced a $250 million funding opportunity to accelerate electric heat pump manufacturing in America. This is the first funding opportunity announcement stemming from DOE's new authorization, invoked by President Biden last summer, to utilize the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase domestic ...
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Pilot Accreditation Program for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Certificate Programs Underway
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) are pleased to announce the four certificate-awarding entities that are currently participating in the ANSI-IREC pilot accreditation program for energy efficiency and renewable energy. CalCERTS, based in California and focused on ...
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PureCell® system to generate clean, sustainable power for the Busan International Finance Center Landmark Tower in Busan, Korea
ClearEdge Power, a manufacturer of scalable, distributed power systems, today announced that Samsung Everland Inc. has purchased a PureCell® Model 400 fuel cell system to be installed at the Busan International Finance Center's Landmark Tower in Busan, Korea. The fuel cell will be installed in the basement of the tower and will provide 400 kW of clean, efficient power to the building. ...
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U.S. Launches Carbon Negative Earthshots to Remove Gigatons of Carbon Pollution from the Air by 2050
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced this week the U.S. Department of Energy's new goal to remove gigatons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and durably store it for less than $100/ton of net CO2-equivalent. The "Carbon Negative Shot," the third target within DOE's Energy Earthshots Initiative, is the U.S. government's first major effort in carbon dioxide removal ...
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Governor Cuomo Releases First-in-The-Nation Offshore Wind Master Plan to Guide New York's Development of Renewable Energy
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently (1/29) released the comprehensive New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, which will guide the responsible and cost-effective development of 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power up to 1.2 million homes with clean energy. To spur the development of renewable resources, Governor Cuomo announced in his 2018 State of the State address that the ...
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Schneider Electric Launches Micro-Grid for U.S. Department of Energy`s Solar Decathlon
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced the launch of a fully-functioning micro-grid solution within the solar village at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon, a challenge to 19 international collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive. The micro-grid, which ...
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Clean Jobs Illinois Survey Finds Clean Energy Industry Employs More Than 96,000 in Illinois, With 9 Percent Employment Growth Expected
The first comprehensive survey of Illinois’ clean energy industry found that 96,875 people currently work in the clean energy sector of the state’s economy, a figure that surpasses the state’s combined total of real estate professionals and accountants (according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security). A new interactive website showcases the survey results and will ...
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City of Chicago Announces Agreement with Constellation to Purchase 100% Renewable Energy by 2025
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS) visited the Chicago Urban League to announce an agreement with Constellation, in collaboration with Swift Current Energy, to help meet the Mayor's commitment to purchase renewable energy for all City facilities and operations by 2025, making Chicago one of the largest cities in the country to do so. The ...
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Dow Solar Supports Sustainable Design Innovations through Sponsorships at the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Dow Solar, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), today announced its sponsorship of the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in support of driving design innovations that encourage energy saving building practices and the adoption of residential solar usage. The award-winning Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon program ...
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U.S. Department Of Energy Finds Record Production And Job Growth In U.S. Wind Power Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 16) released three reports showing that wind power remains one of America's fastest growing energy sources and a generator of high-quality jobs. Wind power accounted for 32% of U.S. energy capacity growth in 2021, employs 120,000 Americans, and now provides enough energy to power 40 million American homes. The 2021 wind market reports show that the ...
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New York PSC Makes Improvements to Signature $6 Billion Clean Energy Fund
The New York State Public Service Commission recently (Sept 9) approved changes in New York's signature Clean Energy Fund that will help improve its overall performance and long-term success while further aligning it with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLPCA). The Clean Energy Fund and its four portfolios, Market Development, Innovation & Research, NY-Sun and NY Green ...
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ComEd Launches Three New Studies to Help Design the Power Grid to Support State's Clean Energy Goals
ComEd this week (June 20) announced it has launched three new studies to better understand the technical and community challenges and opportunities presented by the clean energy transition envisioned by the newly enacted Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). "CEJA provides a roadmap to an equitable clean energy future for Illinois. The state's utilities must now plan and execute the investments ...
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