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Phoenix green-jobs training program touted
Sunday, February 21, 2010
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Wednesday pointed to a green-jobs training program in Phoenix as evidence that the federal stimulus program is putting people back to work while improving the environment.
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Wednesday pointed to a green-jobs training program in Phoenix as evidence that the federal stimulus program is putting people back to work while improving the environment.
She also defended Arizona congressional Democrats for voting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law a year ago.Read Full Article
Suntech hopes Arizona plant to ease U.S. job worries
Friday, November 20, 2009
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, China’s largest solar panel maker, hopes its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Arizona will ease worries that China may be taking green jobs from the United States, an executive said on Monday.
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, China’s largest solar panel maker, hopes its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Arizona will ease worries that China may be taking green jobs from the United States, an executive said on Monday.
Suntech said on Sunday that it picked Arizona as the site for its U.S. panel assembly facility, which will use solar cells shipped from China.
Shares of Suntech, which is set to report quarterly results on Thursday, were up nearly 13 percent at $15.47 in trading on Monday on the New York Stock Exchange.Read Full Article
California Utility Taps Arizona Solar Project
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Pacific Gas and Electric, the big California utility, asked regulators on Thursday to approve the purchase of electricity from an Arizona solar power plant. The request came days after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have limited utilities’ ability to tap out-of-state projects to meet renewable energy mandates.
Pacific Gas and Electric, the big California utility, asked regulators on Thursday to approve the purchase of electricity from an Arizona solar power plant. The request came days after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have limited utilities’ ability to tap out-of-state projects to meet renewable energy mandates.
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NextLight Renewable Power will construct the 290-megawatt Aqua Caliente photovoltaic farm on private land in Yuma County, Ariz.
The company, based in San Francisco, signed a deal with P.G.&E. in June to supply 230 megawatts from a solar power plant to be built outside of Los Angeles.Read Full Article
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Colliers International, solar experts team on state-of-industry report
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Arizona could become a hub for solar energy businesses in the Southwest, according to experts in a new report compiled by Colliers International.
Arizona could become a hub for solar energy businesses in the Southwest, according to experts in a new report compiled by Colliers International.
The report, “Solar Energy Network — Partners for Change,” features a host of Arizona officials who promoting solar energy as a major economic driver, making a case for what Arizona has done to promote the industry.
“I think it’s going to be the biggest industry to hit Arizona in the next 10 to 20 years,” said Matt Fitz-Gerald, team leader for Colliers Solar Energy Network. “Arizona has the business infrastructure, trained and available work force, economic climate, and tax and investment incentives to attract solar energy companies and provide them with a competitive edge.”Read Full Article
Arizona’s first wind farm creating power for Valley
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Dignitaries visited northern Arizona on Monday to dedicate the state’s first wind farm, which sends power to Salt River Project customers in the Valley when the wind blows on the turbines between Holbrook and Snowflake.
Dignitaries visited northern Arizona on Monday to dedicate the state’s first wind farm, which sends power to Salt River Project customers in the Valley when the wind blows on the turbines between Holbrook and Snowflake.
The Dry Lake Wind Power
Project has 30 wind turbines standing more than 400 feet tall, catching every breeze of 7 mph or greater and turning it into pollution-free electricity.
“The successful completion of this vital project reflects the concerns we all share - nationally, regionally and locally - about the critical energy challenges facing communities across the United States,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. “This strategy will also help us reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to address climate change, while creating green jobs around the nation.”Read Full Article
Arizona Solar Deal Falls Apart While Feds Give a Boost to Other Projects
Sunday, October 11, 2009
As federal agencies get set to approve several renewable-energy projects, primarily in the western part of the country, a solar deal between Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) falls apart.
As federal agencies get set to approve several renewable-energy projects, primarily in the western part of the country, a solar deal between Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) falls apart.
Starwood Energy Group Global LLC has ended its deal to provide power to Arizona Public Service Co. from a large solar plant it had planned to build in western Maricopa County, reports the Phoenix Business Journal.
Starwood officials told the Phoenix Business Journal they plan to pursue the plant, which may be a smaller version of the initial project, separately.Read Full Article
Clean-energy jobs touch off bidding wars between states
Friday, October 09, 2009
When Arizona economic development officials look across their state, they envision the Saudi Arabia of solar.
When Arizona economic development officials look across their state, they envision the Saudi Arabia of solar.
The state has sun, land, workers and proximity to California, the biggest solar market in the U.S.
Yet for years, Arizona has failed to attract the big solar manufacturers that build the mirrors, panels and other components for solar equipment. In the past three years, about 50 renewable-energy companies considered Arizona but opted to put plants — and jobs — in other states, says Barry Broome, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
“We’ve lost every one of the projects to incentives offered by other states,” Broome says.Read Full Article
U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS ADDRESSES SOLAR ECONOMICS FORUM
Monday, September 21, 2009
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords this week outlined the future of solar power and its potential for growth, telling a conference in the nation’s capital that energy from the sun is becoming cost-competitive with traditional energy sources.
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords this week outlined the future of solar power and its potential for growth, telling a conference in the nation’s capital that energy from the sun is becoming cost-competitive with traditional energy sources.
Giffords spoke Thursday at the Solar Economics Forum USA. The event, held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, was an opportunity for policymakers, investors, utilities and solar companies to explore the economics and debate the viability of solar power as part of the U.S. energy mix.
Giffords, a member of the House Science and Technology Committee, told the forum that solar power has made tremendous strides in recent years - even recent months. But she pointed out that most people, including many of her colleagues in Congress, are unaware of solar’s exciting recent advances.Read Full Article
How does a low-carbon economy create more jobs
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The climate change problem is currently in the hands of the government, research community and a few risk-taking private ventures. A price on carbon enabled by a cap and trade mechanism is a powerful incentive for the private sector to get involved. Three years ago the burgeoning market for emission reduction projects overseas took me to SE Asia. I was hired to work on projects that reduce GHG emissions in the agriculture sector.
The climate change problem is currently in the hands of the government, research community and a few risk-taking private ventures. A price on carbon enabled by a cap and trade mechanism is a powerful incentive for the private sector to get involved. Three years ago the burgeoning market for emission reduction projects overseas took me to SE Asia. I was hired to work on projects that reduce GHG emissions in the agriculture sector. Large agricultural operations in SE Asia supply timber, palm oil, starch, rice and other agricultural products to the rest of the world. While the world has checked the impact of agriculture on rainforests, GHG emissions from waste disposal techniques in these operations have gone on unchallenged.Read Full Article
Supervisors to vote on solar plant permit
Thursday, September 10, 2009
One agenda item for the Yuma County Board of Supervisors this week could bring a 2,300 acre solar energy plant one step closer to calling Yuma County home.
One agenda item for the Yuma County Board of Supervisors this week could bring a 2,300 acre solar energy plant one step closer to calling Yuma County home.
In the afternoon portion of the meeting, which includes the planning and zoning agenda, the supervisors are expected to decide whether or not to approve a special use permit for Agua Caliente Solar, a planned solar energy plant 70 miles east of Yuma, near Dateland.
The plant could produce about 1,000 jobs for the area during construction and 50 full-time positions, a representative with the project told the Yuma Sun in January.Read Full Article
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