Green Sector Growing Fastest – Pew Study – Sustainable Business Pew found that jobs in the clean energy economy grew at a national rate of 9.1%, while traditional jobs grew by only 3.7% between 1998 and 2007. There was a…
Solar: Utilities Are Behind the Times
Don’t you just hate it when someone hides behind old, antiquated “rules” to screw you over? That’s what’s happening to Mary Clark, a rancher in Sarasota County, Florida. You see, she installed a half-million-dollar solar panel array thinking that she…
Cleantech News Roundup – Friday, June 5
Clean Energy Funding Trumps Fossil Fuels – Green Inc. – The New York Times Renewable sources accounted for 56 percent of investment dollars, worth $140 billion, while investment in fossil fuel technologies was $110 billion, the U.N. program said in…
Cleantech News Roundup – Thursday, June 4
Cleantech investing surpasses IT in Europe despite dip – VentureBeat Even though cleantech investing in Europe and Israel is down more than 30 percent from last year’s $1.8 billion, the sector is surpassing IT to become the second largest venture…
Cleantech News Roundup – Friday, May 22
Clean Energy and Intellectual Property – Green Inc. – The New York Times On Wednesday, that group and representatives of General Electric, Microsoft and Sunrise Solar gathered in Washington to launch the Innovation, Development & Employment Alliance, or I.D.E.A. The…
Cleantech News Roundup – Thursday, May 21
The Churchill Club’s 2009 Tech Trends: Energy, Data And More Energy – TechCrunch 6. Power and efficiency management services will see a flowering of investment and innovation — Crowd Idea The idea here is that energy going forward isn’t necessarily…
Cleantech News Roundup – Monday, May 18
The Path To Washington: VCs, Cleantech Start-Ups Seek DC Ties – Wall Street Journal Blogs Green has increased the frequency of trips he takes to Washington, as have other partners at his firm, to ensure that lawmakers and regulators…
Cleantech: Solar Manufacturing Shining in the U.S.
The United States is becoming a hot bed of solar manufacturing activity, no pun intended. And it’s not only the American companies that are enjoying the perks of being a cleantech and renewable energy concern. Companies based in other countries…
Cleantech May be a Boon to U.S. Manufacturing
It’s no secret that U.S. manufacturing isn’t what it used to be. And while it may never return to its heyday, state governments are doing their part to spark a revival by way of tax incentives for plants that produce…
Solar Power 101
Image Credit: sakraft1/Flickr It seems that solar panels are sprouting up all over. It’s all well and good, but how do you get started. The Daily Green has put together a neat guide that demystifies getting solar power generation equipment…
