Clean Energy News Update: Solar Power Creating New Jobs
Wind Power on the Rise in the U.S., Department of Energy Pushes Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository Forward
United Solar Ovanic announced today that it expects to hire an additional 400 employees for its production plant in Greenville, Michigan.
"This is great news for our employees and the community. It takes a large pool of talented people for United Solar to build and ramp-up a solar production facility," said plant manager Gary DiDio in a press release issued on the company's website.
The company describes itself as "...the leader in building integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaics, one of the fastest growing segments of the solar power industry."
It just goes to show that solar power is not only good for the environment, it's good for the economy.
Good News!: Xtreme Energetics Working to Create Cheaper & More Efficient Solar Power Systems
The company Xtreme Energetics will use new technology created by Hewlett-Packard and Oregon State University to develop a solar energy system that would operate at a "twice the efficiency and half the cost of traditional solar panels," according to a press release issued by HP today.
Good News!: Wind Energy on the Rise in the U.S.
The latest edition of the U.S. Department of Energy's Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends noted that U.S. wind power capacity grew by 46 percent in 2007. Some other interesting facts from the report:
- $9 billion was invested in wind power in the U.S. last year. A significant investment considering that a total of $28 billion has been invested in wind power since the 1980's.
- That investment made the U.S. wind power market the fastest growing in the world for the third year straight.
- Wind power projects accounted for 35 percent of all new electrical generating capacity in the U.S.
Bad News: Department of Energy Continues Push for Nuclear Waste Repository At Yucca Mountain, Ignoring Will of Voters in Nevada
The Department of Energy is proceeding with plans to construct a controversial depository for the nation's nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. It has submitted a license application for the project to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to information posted on the department's website.
A poll conducted in November of 2007 showed that 75 percent of voters in Nevada were opposed to the Yucca Mountain repository, according to an Associated Press report.
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2 Comments
Post a CommentThanks for the article, it was well written and full of information!
Great article!
Solar Energy has been a power house in Germany, and will grow as a major contributor here in the US. Its about time we jump on this bandwagon, our economy will be better for it! This should appeal to both environmentalists and economists, its trully a rare win-win.
Again, great article.