As everyone is probably aware by now, the incoming governors of Ohio and Wisconsin, John Kasich and Scott Walker (respectively), have stated loudly and clearly that they don’t want high-speed rail (HSR) projects in their states. Even though these projects would create thousands of jobs, would help to modernize these … [continued]
Paul Gipe of Grist recently had a post on a great story from Ontario that I thought our readers would love to see on here. The underlying point is that Ontario’s feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaics are going to create tens of thousands of solar jobs for just the cost of … [continued]
Just in time for the holidays, GM has announced that it is investing $162 million more in three of small-car its manufacturing plants, including one that makes the generator for its Chevy Volt electric/gasoline vehicle, which Motor Trend has named 2011 Car of the Year. The investment means that GM … [continued]
Nanosolar, Bloom Energy and Solyndra are among the big names in California clean energy companies that have been awarded tax breaks of $71.5 million on $785.7 million in manufacturing equipment investment – according to Energy Prospects, under new tax policy passed this year in California. Clean energy tax breaks in … [continued]
We hear all the time that new environmental regulations will cause considerable job losses. This is a straight lie. We hear all the time that we can only protect the environment at the expense of the economy. This is a straight lie. A recent article by Ruth Greenspan Bell, a … [continued]
What’s one sign that you are a clean tech leader? You get General Electric (GE) investing $2 billion in clean tech innovation and services in your country. China is going to be the “lucky” recipient of such investment, it was announced this week. $500 million is going towards clean tech … [continued]
South Korea just announced the investment of $8.2 billion to build a gigantic 2,500 MW offshore wind farm, according to Wind Daily. It is part of a $36 billion investment to meet its targeted greenhouse gas reduction pledged after the Copenhagen Climate Accord. At 2,500 MW, this simply dwarfs current … [continued]
[Updated below.] A new clean tech company called Kinetic Traction Systems, Inc. has just launched, and its success could have some interesting implications for the 2012 Presidential election year. That’s because KTSi manufactures flywheels that harvest energy from the braking power of trains, and their factory is located right here … [continued]
This article is the second in a series about the potential for private renewable energy companies to access the large (and growing) market for clean energy within the federal government by John K. Norris of MyEnergySolution. The U.S. Market for Energy Efficiency As I wrote about earlier, the market for … [continued]
What’s one of the hardest things to do after getting released from prison? Finding a job. With clean tech, and especially solar energy, booming, helping such people get trained for and find jobs in the solar industry is a great way to re-assimilate them into society and ensure they get on … [continued]
