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First Solar Plans Middle East Office to Help Tap Regional Market
Bloomberg
May 18, 2012
First Solar, the largest maker of thin-film solar panels, plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates this year to tap growing demand for power in the Middle East. Read more here.
NAIT Fills Cleantech Knowledge Gap in Canada
Edmonton Journal
May 14, 2012
A polytechnic school in Edmonton, Canada, is teaching students how to design and install a broad range of green technologies ranging from solar to wind and even fuel cells. Read more here.
Obama Presses Congress to Extend Energy Tax Incentives
The Hill
May 9, 2012
Obama is urging Congress to extend tax breaks for wind projects that are slated to expire at year's end and expand stimulus-law tax incentives for manufacturing green energy components. Read more here.
Wisconsin Factory Will Build Fast-Charging Stations for E.V.'s
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 9, 2012
ABB is developing charging technology for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that will be manufactured in New Berlin, Wisc.  Read more here.
UK Wind Farms 'Have Major Economic Benefit,' Study Says
The Independent
May 7, 2012
Onshore wind farms, recently under attack from leading conservationists for damaging the countryside, can bring significant economic benefits locally and nationally, a new study claims. Read more here.
First Solar Gets New CEO, Has 5-Year Survival Plan
GigaOm
May 4, 2012
Solar bellwether First Solar announced it has a new CEO and a 5-year plan to transform into a power plant developer and builder and move away from simply selling solar panels. Read more here.
Denver Mayor Touts Clean Energy Job Growth in Colorado
The Denver Post
May 4, 2012
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said that city programs have created more than 100 jobs related to renewable energy, as the city prepares to welcome the World Renewable Energy Forum. Read more here.
Hundreds of Thousands of Americans to Be Employed in the U.S. Solar Industry by 2020
PV Tech
May 3, 2012
A new U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) report has predicted that the US solar industry will employ hundreds of thousands more Americans by 2020. Read more here.
Regional Cap-and-Trade Scheme a 'Catalyst of Growth' in Connecticut
New Haven Register
May 1, 2012
A new study claims that investments associated with RGGI, a regional program to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, have added $207 million to Connecticut’s economy since 2008. Read more here.
Merkel’s Green Jobs Ambition Stalls With Cuts for Solar
Bloomberg
April 30, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's effort to create jobs in renewable energy is faltering as subsidy cuts and competition from Chinese manufacturers forces the industry to stop hiring. Read more here.
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