Renewable Energy Jobs NewsFind out all the latest market, employment and jobs related news from the world of renewable energy & cleantech right hereIf you think you have a piece of news that would interest our readers please forward it to Support@RenewableEnergyJobs.com with the word ‘News’ in the subject line.Do you want to write for Renewable Energy Jobs? - We are interested in anything relating to jobs in the green energy sector anywhere in the world. If you want to contribute please let us know. Contact us using the email address above.July 20094 Emerging green collar jobs in wind energyAs wind technology advances so follows wind power jobs. Wind jobs are green careers because wind is a natural, renewable energy source. Wind and solar power jobs are uniquely connected with the new smart grid that is being constructed. Due to the huge amounts of electricity that can be harnessed, smart grids will provide the much-needed mechanisms to push wind electricity around the country.....Massachusetts announces $155 million in renewable energy projectsMassachusetts announces $55 million in Renewable Energy and power projects. An additional $100 million for private sector Renewable Energy projects that are shovel ready within 120 days was also announced. Governor Deval Patrick as part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state's economic future, awarded nearly $22 million under the Stimulus Bill to support renewable power and energy efficiency projects at state owned buildings in Massachusetts. $5.5 million was previously awarded . The $22 million announced last week by Patrick is half of the $55 million Massachusetts will receive from the U.S. Department of Energy 's State Energy Program (SEP). Nationwide, the Energy Department's SEP Program, as it is known, totals $3.1 billion to address state energy priorities. The Massachusetts SEP plan calls for investing in public solar power and energy efficiency projects that will create thousands of new jobs while reducing fossil fuel use and Greenhouse Gases.....Venture capital gets back in the cleantech gameVenture capitalists increased investments in alternative energy by 73 percent over the past three months, according to a report issued Wednesday, an indication that the horrible market conditions from earlier this year may have abated.....Strategy to create up to 30,000 new 'green' jobsMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan with Tim Fritzley, chief executive of Intune Networks, and the world's first programmable fibre-optic technology, which will be part of a new communications network.Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan with Tim Fritzley, chief executive of Intune Networks, and the world's first programmable fibre-optic technology, which will be part of a new communications network.....BP chief defends green energy recordChief executive Tony Hayward denies firm has turned its back on renewables as it reports massive slump in profits caused by fall in oil price.....What green jobs?Washington is spending $60 billion to create the careers of the future, but not a single green job yet exists. Obama's 'green czar' explains.....Renewable energy could bring jobs to IndianaState and federal climate change legislation combined with new energy standards could bring more than 39,000 new jobs to Indiana, environmental officials said Friday.....Downturn hasn’t put damper on green jobs in Central OregonA boom is expected in the near future, and not just in fields that you’d expectThere’s only so many windy patches of Earth — and even fewer patches close to transmission lines.So for the next five to 10 years, the wind power industry is going to be running full steam ahead, said Mike Costanti, principal with Western Community Energy.....£40,000 a year green jobs go beggingSIX out of ten green energy companies in Scotland are struggling to fill job vacancies, new research has shown.Are gr |