Source: http://www.training4green.com In This Issue: Renewable Energy Is Going Global – from the U.S. to China! Career Profile Certified Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Installation Technician Fed Budgets $4 Billion for Green Jobs Despite Tighter Budgets, Companies Spend Money to Meet Green Initiatives New U.S. Auto Standards: The Fast Track to Oil Independence

1. July.09
Renewable Industry Review
Insider’s peek at green jobs, events and news you can use
Emerging Technology News from Allied Schools
Opportunities are Growing for Solar!
Renewable Energy Is Going face of an economic downturn, there are an playing major roles in both the manufacture
Global – from the U.S. to China! increasing number of favorable renewable and installation of renewable energy.
energy policies worldwide.
It isn’t just the U.S. that is focusing on According to REN21’s
renewable energy sources – REN21 reports At the first official meeting 73 annual Renewables Global
that at least 73 countries now have official of the Economic Recovery countries have official Status Report, the world-
renewable energy goals
renewable energy goals, up 66% from the Advisory Board, President wide capacity for renew-
end of 2007. There is a shared vision: to Obama focused on energy able energy grew by 16
boost the economy, create jobs and benefit and “green” jobs that will percent in 2008 to 280
the environment. make the country more energy efficient – gigawatts – showing significant growth and
including the installation of solar panels and promise.
It seems that everyone is seeing the ben- building wind turbines. Additionally, devel-
efits of wind and solar energy – even in the oping countries, such as China and India, are
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2. Global Solar News
• Existing wind power capacity grew by • Direct geothermal energy is now used • Several hundred cities and local
29 percent in 2008, more than double in at least 76 countries governments around the world are
the capacity at the end of 2005 actively planning or implementing
• Geothermal power capacity surpassed renewable energy policies and planning
• Grid-connected solar PV continues to 10 GW in 2008, led by the United frameworks linked to carbon dioxide
be the fastest growing power generation States. emissions reduction
technology, with a 70 percent increase
in existing capacity • China doubled its wind power capacity • By August 2008, at least 160 publicly
for the fifth year in a row traded renewable energy companies
• The solar power industry saw many worldwide had a market capitalization
new entrants and new manufacturing • Spain became the PV market greater than $100 million
facilities in 2008 leader, with 2.6 GW of new grid-tied
installations (Source: REN21 Renewables Global
Status Report 2009)
Careers in
Renewable
Energy
Fed Budgets $4 Billion for
Green Jobs
On May 26, 2009, U.S. Housing Secretary
Shaun Donovan announced that approxi-
mately $4 billion of President Obama’s
economic stimulus plan will be allocated to
renovate public housing nationwide. The
goal of the renovations is to make the pub-
lic dwellings more energy efficient, while CAREER PROFILE:
also creating more “green” jobs. CERTIFIED PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN
Background: Photovoltaics is the Requirements: Technicians must Career Outlook: The Obama
Additionally, $500 million from the stimulus
field of technology related to the meet prerequisites of related experi- Administration has committed to
plan will become available to train work-
application of solar cells to energy ence and/or education to become doubling U.S. renewable energy by
ers for these jobs. According to Donovan,
whereby sun energy is captured and certified. The North American Board 2012, and plans to invest $150 billion
this important investment will help reduce
converted directly into electricity. of Certified Energy Practitioners over 10 years toward the nation’s
energy costs for residents and the govern-
(NABCEP), clean energy
ment, create jobs for people in surrounding
communities and improve the overall qual-
Career: Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Installation Technicians install and
www.nabcep.
org, lists
$150 billion economy.
These plans
ity of public housing. The total investment by
maintain solar panels for residential the various U.S. in renewable energy are designed
or commercial PV customers. This requirements to help create
includes completing all necessary for solar PV five million new
Allied Schools and electrical connections of the PV systems installer certification. jobs during this timeframe – creating
Alied American University are
accredited by the Accrediting panels – such as connections to a wealth of opportunities in the solar
Commission of the Distance Education and
inverters, batteries, power grid inter- Salary: Experienced Certified energy field.
Training Council
connects and customer circuits. Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
1601 18th Street, N.W., Suite 2, Washington,
D.C. 20009 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas Installation Technicians can earn an
Workforce Commission) hourly salary rate of $20 to $25.

3. Despite Tighter Budgets,
Companies Spend Money
to Meet Green Initiatives
Green Jobs
“Poised for Explosive Growth” ALTHOUGH COMPANIES NATIONWIDE ARE SLASHING BUDGETS, MANY ARE MAKING SMART INVESTMENTS IN ONE
OF THE FASTEST GROWING GREEN MOVEMENTS IN THE COUNTRY – SOLAR ENERGY. HERE’S HOW A FEW GREEN
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PIONEERS ARE SETTING IMPRESSIVE PRECEDENTS FOR HOW COMPANIES UTILIZE PRECIOUS RESOURCES.
Cox Communications has an photovoltaic power systems and Corporation, a solar power
The “clean-energy economy” grew environmental policy called Cox solar thermal energy systems manufacturer, are working on
9.1 percent between 1998 and Conserves where their goal is to in facilities like auction houses creating the country’s largest
2007 to 777,000 jobs use renewable forms of energy, and automotive detailing shops urban solar power plant. Plans
reduce greenhouse emissions throughout various states they call for an approximately $60
and conserve resources. For serve. million, 10-megawatt solar
example, Cox is utilizing photovoltaic facility that
Walmart stores in California are would rest in an industrial
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implementing a store-solarizing redevelopment area of Chicago.
program. The company has
80 percent of venture capital enlisted the help of BP Solar The FPL Group (parent
investments in 2008 were in the to provide photovoltaic solar company of Florida Power
clean energy and energy power systems for store & Light Company) and
efficiency sector rooftops. This will allow NextEra Energy Resources
participating stores to run on are implementing a high-tech
clean electricity. tracking system that ensures
solar panels stay aimed at the
Exelon, an electric utility sun for maximum efficiency.
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company, and SunPower
Job growth in the clean-energy
economy outperformed total job
growth in 38 states and the District
of Columbia between
NEW U.S. AUTO STANDARDS: THE FAST TRACK TO OIL INDEPENDENCE
1998 and 2007
New U.S. auto standards are going to change the face These smaller, lighter and more efficient vehicles will
of the auto industry. In an effort to reduce oil depen- spell opportunity for the “green” industry. To reach the
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dence and lower the emission of greenhouse gases, new standards, vehicles will need: more turbochargers,
new legislation is calling for new standards: advanced lithium-ion batteries (like those used in cell
California had the most clean-ener-
phones and power tools), electric motors, and lighter
gy jobs last year with about 125,000
New cars and trucks sold in the U.S. will be required aluminum and plastics.
jobs, Texas ranked second with
to have an average of 35.5 miles per gallon, about 10
about 55,000 clean-energy jobs
mpg more than today’s standards. Passenger cars will Yes, these amenities will cost consumers more,
be required to get 39 mpg; light trucks will be required but there will be gradual returns at the gas pump.
to get 30 mpg. Additionally, subsidies to automakers and incentives
to consumers will push this new wave of opportunity –
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opening the gateway for suppliers, manufacturers and
installers of “green” auto products.
The $787 billion American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act,
which President Obama signed
in February, is a significant force
driving the clean-energy economy
From the Pew Charitable Trusts

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