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Evergreen Solar Closes MA Factory
U.S. solar company Evergreen Solar Inc said it would close its Devens, Massachusetts factory and cut 800 jobs to preserve cash as its products face stiff competition from cheaper Chinese rivals.
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| Market Update |
Mazda to Begin Leasing Electric Car
Today Mazda announced that it will start leasing an electric vehicle based on its small Demio (also called the Mazda2), expected to have a 124 mile range.
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Register Now! Events News
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Two-day Course on Alternative Energy for Economic Developers to be held April 4-5 in Lafayette, LA
Taimerica and SBS-MTA have partnered on a two-day course sponsored by the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA) and held in Lafayette, Louisiana on April 4-5, 2010. Economic developers are seeing these opportunities but don't understand how to position their communities or regions to attract AE investments. This seminar will give developers the tools to understand where to look for opportunities, what AE companies are looking for in terms of communities, sites, infrastructure, workforce and buildings, what incentives are needed to land the deals and how to sell the community successfully to AE prospects. Topics covered include:· AE in Perspective: A Realist's Assessment of Future Opportunities
· Understanding AE Requirements: Locational and Site Requirements for Each of the Major AE Platforms
· Closing AE Deals: Incentive and Financing Tools for AE Development
· Getting Noticed by AE Companies: A Michigan Case Study
· Shale gas: a Fossil Fuel Alternative with Long-term Prospects
· Separating Wheat from Chaff: Profiles of good AE Candidate Companies
· Risk in Emerging Technologies and the Venture Development Process
· The Requirements of an Investor-ready Technology Based Venture · Deploying a Successful Renewable Energy ProjectClick here to register. Space is limited.
For more information, please email Charlotte or call 985-626-9868.
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| Incentives and Policy News |
EPA's 'Tailoring Rule' Now in Effect
The dreaded U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring rule is now in effect, despite hopes of modifications or a delayed implementation date. While the rule largely affects fossil fuel consumers, the largest greenhouse gas emitters, it does not exempt biomass power producers from greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements or consider biogenic carbon cycles. Read the entire article.
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| Technology Update |
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Distance Between Wind Turbines Should Increase
Charles Meneveau, a John Hopkins fluid mechanics and turbulence expert, and his colleague Johan Meyers, from Belgium, have devised a wind turbine arrangement that could enhance their efficiency. Meneveau and Meyer found out that the current space of 7 rotor diameters between two adjacent wind turbines is not enough to overcome the effects of the wind turbulence created.
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| Workforce Trends |
PRCC to Assist Stion with Manufacturing Workforce
With the help of Pearl River Community College, a California-based solar panel manufacturer will hire hundreds of employees for a new plant in Hattiesburg. Read the entire story here. |
