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Cleantech Boosts Jobs in Specific Regions and Segments

By John Addison on January 21, 2011 3 Comments algal fuels, and MiaSole, Bay area, biotech, Bright Source, California, cisco, Clean Edge, Clean Tech Job Trends 2010, cleantech jobs, electric buses, electric cars, energy efficiency, energy efficient homes, energy efficient materials, EPRI, global warming, Google, Green Computing, green jobs, greenhouse gas reduction, High speed rail, information technology, Intel, John Addison, LED lights, Los Angeles, Proposition 23, renewable energy, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, silicon valley, Silver Spring Networks, smart grid, solar power, solar roofs, SPWRA, Sun Power, Tesla Motors, wind power

Cleantech Boosts Jobs in Specific Regions and Segments

As the nation seemingly and slowly pulls out from deep recession there is indication that cleantech sector employment is helping to lift some areas of the country and is starting to provide some jobs in what has been a painfully jobless “recovery” for far too many. This post, by John Addison focuses on some areas of his home state of California that are helping to drive the California economy and boosting jobs growth.

The City of Palo Alto Issues Renewable Energy Request For Proposal (RFP)

By Chris de Morsella on October 22, 2009 1 Comment Bay area, biomass, CA, California, Carolynn Bissett, digester gas, environmental, Fuel Cells, Geothermal, landfill gas, municipal solid waste conversion, ocean thermal, ocean wave, Palo Alto, photovoltaic, renewable electric power, renewable energy, renewable energy request for proposal, renewable energy RFP, request for proposal, RFP, San Francisco, silicon valley, small hydroelectric, solar thermal, tidal energy, wave energy, wind

Palo Alto, a chartered city located in Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California has put out a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking proposals to provide electric power generated by renewable resources. The city is seeking contracts for power for terms ranging from five years to 30 years from eligible renewable resources.