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Gestamp Renewables Locates Mfg. and HQ
Gestamp Renewables, a manufacturer of support structures used for solar installations, announced today that it is building a factory in Surprise, Arizona to support the development of its large-scale solar energy projects in the U.S. The facility, to be newly constructed on 27 acres of land in the Skyway Business Park, will house a steel fabrication factory as well as the U.S. headquarters for Gestamp Solar Steel. Read the entire story here. |
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Events News
| 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
· Introduction of Alternative Energy Processes: Implications toward Commercialization · 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 Project Click here to register. Space is limited.
For more information, please email Charlotte or call 985-626-9868.
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U.S. Green Building Council "Sister" Chapters in MS and Italy put on "SustainabItaly Tour"
The U.S. Green Building Council Mississippi Chapter and the Lazio Chapter (Rome) of Green Building Council Italia have joined forces, establishing a mutually beneficial relationship as "sister" Chapters. The goal of this collaboration is to promote an exchange of educational, cultural, and business opportunities among their respective members. The first program from this collaboration is an eight day organized "green tour" of Italy in May 2011. Dubbed the "SustainabItaly Tour," this expedition will feature meetings with Italian Green Building Leaders, LEED project tours, and educational sessions, along with ancient site tours and meals at Slow Food restaurants. More information can be found at www.sustainabitalytour.com.
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Simple Add-on Converts Gas Guzzler to Hybrid
XL Hybrids from Massachusetts has developed an add-on that is installed on a gasoline-guzzling car and could enhance its fuel consumption by as much as 30 percent. The first vehicles that they focused on were the Ford Crown Victoria and the Lincoln Town Car limousine, both having fuel-sipping V8 engines that only get 13 to 15 miles to the gallon.
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KiOR Will Sell Biocrude to Hunt Refining Co.
Texas-based KiOR has announced it signed an agreement with Hunt Refining to purchase the product of its Columbus, MS facility. This is a major step for KiOR, which will produce a product referred to as "Re-Crude." Officials from the company have estimated that the Columbus plant will produce about 800 barrels of Re-Crude per day, and that two other facilities, located in central and southwest Mississippi, will each produce somewhere between 1500 and 2000 barrels per day. KiOR has also recently received a term sheet for a loan guarantee supporting an over $1-billion project from the United States Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program.
Officials with KiOR expressed excitement about the offtake agreement. CEO Fred Cannon stated that it would help the company to bring "renewable fuels to market and being reducing the country's dependence on foreign oil while creating quality jobs" and economic opportunities to Mississippi. Officials with Hunt Refining also express enthusiasm, pointing out that the agreement helps fulfill the nation's Renewable Fuel Standard while "providing a boost to rural economies."
Read the entire agreement.
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Elimination of ARRA Loan Guarantee Program by US House Threatens Projects and Jobs
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA) has written an op-ed arguing for the reinstatement of $2 billion in ARRA funds and loan authority as a job creation engine for California. The U.S. House recently passed a bill that would eliminate funding for these instruments.
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| Workforce Trends |
Federal Investments Estimated to Support 59,000 Wind, Solar Jobs Environment America has estimated the number of wind and solar jobs supported by a Federal grant program. The program was set to expire at the end of 2010, but a campaign waged by Environment America and other clean energy advocates helped to get it extended last December. Read the entire story here. |
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