Archive for the 'GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT' Category

Siemens Gets 6 Orders for Wind Turbines in Americas

Nov 6, 2011 -  Siemens secured an order for a 100 Megawatt (MW) wind power project in Puerto Rico.  Between July and September 2011, the company also received 5 orders for the supply of wind turbines with a combined capacity of over 570 megawatts (MW) from North America. The combined order volume for all 6 [...]

Hamburg to Become Headquarters of Siemens’ Global Wind Power Business

Oct 3, 2011 – The new Siemens Wind Power Division headquartered in Hamburg will start operations on October 1. “Hamburg is a highly attractive location and at the same time one of the world’s most important wind power centers. For that reason we will in the future be running our fast-growing wind power business from [...]

BioSolar Starts Supplying Sample BioBacksheet to Asian PV Manufacturers

Oct 3, 2011 – BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, today reported that the company added a number of sizable Asian solar companies to its growing list of manufacturers that have received samples and are [...]

Florida Green Jobs

Free Green Job Training Available to Residents of Broward County, Florida Residents of Broward County, Florida who are unemployed may be able to receive free green job training through the South Florida Green Jobs Collaborative. Classes are now available for entry-level Weatherization Technicians, Solar PV Installers, advanced-level Solar PV Designer, Solar Thermal Designer, Building Analyst, and [...]

New York Times Editorial on Solyndra

Sept 25, 2011 – The New York Times has an editorial today about Solyndra. The Solyndra ‘Panic’ In August, Solyndra, a California-based solar panel maker, announced it would file for bankruptcy. The collapse cost 1,100 workers their jobs and American taxpayers $535 million in loan guarantees that Solyndra had received under a Congressionally authorized program [...]

President Barack Obama to Speak Shortly on Jobs for America

Sep 8, 2011 – President Barack Obama will start speaking in a few minutes to a joint meeting of Congress on how to add American jobs in the coming year.  He will propose the American Jobs Act. Hopefully, there will be money for green energy projects.  Please leave your comments here.

Seeking Employees for Your Green Energy Company?

Sep 2, 2011 – Are you seeking employees for your green energy company?  Are you a recruiter searching for clients that want to work in the green energy field?  Post it on SimplyHired.  Click on PostAJob! in the green box on the home page.  It only costs $10 for 30 days.  Please note that the [...]

GreenExpo365.com Event Starts Aug 9

July 28, 2011 – Mark your calendar for a virtual trade show event like none other. In conjunction with EcoStructure, EcoHome, and Remodeling publications, GreenExpo365 brings manufacturers and webinar topics to help you build with sustainability in mind. August 9 and 10, we release GPS, our Green Product Selection webinar series, with 10 prerecorded sessions [...]

Recruitment For the Renewable Energy Industries

Green Energy Jobs offers a global platform for the latest vacancies in the Renewable Energy sector. It is also the International Job Site for Renewable Energy Industries.  There are varied categories in Wind, Solar, Marine, Bioenergy, Green Buildings, Finance, Carbon, Climate, Career Guide. Visit the website and register as a candidate to apply to any [...]

Win Matt’s “Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line” Book!

TOMORROW – July 12: 10a PT/1p ET You can bring in windows with the lowest “solar heat gain coefficient” or use the best r-value energy conserving insulation, but if you don’t protect and wrap the openings correctly, your customers will question the extra costs with less-then-promised results and your efforts have gone to waste. Don’t [...]

Green Energy Jobs

July 5, 2011 – Search the job posts that you see on this page. The jobs listed are only a few of the many that are listed on SimplyHired.  Also, you can list jobs that your company wants to fill.  The cost is only $10 for 30 days and the jobs are listed on many [...]

World’s First Hybrid Solar Energy Center

Apr 26, 2011 – FPL has announced that it has commissioned the world’s first hybrid solar plant, the Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center, a 75-megawatt facility.  It combines a large-scale solar-thermal field with a high-efficiency combined-cycle natural gas power plant.  Construction created 1,000 jobs.  It produces enough energy for 11,000 homes and over its [...]

Happy Earth Day: Get Involved with Green Energy

Apr 22, 2011 – Happy Earth Day!  Get involved with Green Energy by subscribing to GreenEnergyForEarth.com and writing posts and comments here. List your events,  list and search for green energy jobs, list and search for green energy business opportunities.  If it is related to green energy,  place it or find it at http://www.GreenEnergyForEarth.com.

Energy Secretary Chu and Governor Brown Join SunPower and Partner Flextronics to Dedicate New Solar Manufacturing Plant

Apr 10, 2011 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. will join SunPower Corp. and partner Flextronics to dedicate its new solar panel manufacturing plant in Milpitas, Calif. on Tuesday, April 12. Also during the event, Governor Brown will sign into law the recently passed legislation requiring that 33 [...]

Sydney, Australia Plans Energy Efficient Mixed Use Central Park with 11 Buildings

Mar 28, 2011 – The New York Times reports “When finished, Sydney’s Central Park, a $2 billion mixed-use site on 6,500 square meters, or 70,000 square feet, of park land, will have 11 buildings that will be so energy efficient they will be able to export electricity to neighboring areas, according to the developer, Frasers [...]