Energy Careers: Staffing and The Great Shift Change

Renewables Want Level Playing Field

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Growth in renewables manufacturing is about to slow, and thousands of jobs will be lost, if Congress doesn’t level the playing field between renewables and traditional fossil energy sources, renewables advocates told the National Hydropower Association conference April 18 in Washington DC.

The wind, hydro and solar industries are all facing expiration of tax benefits that have allowed them to grow during the recession. Though the specific tax provisions vary, said NHA Executive Director Linda Church Ciocci, “We’re all in the same boat, and we sink or swim together.” Keep reading →

The numbers are in: New report highlights economic impact and job creation of 1603 Program: http://go.usa.gov/mnr

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The numbers are in: New report highlights economic impact and job creation of 1603 Program: http://go.usa.gov/mnr ENERGY

Solar Tariff Ruling on Chinese PV Imports Divides US Industry

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Solar trade tariffs released today in a preliminary ruling from the US government were much lower than expected and would disappoint petitioners trying to block cheap Chinese photovoltaic imports, said industry advocates.

The Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China, which was initiated last year at the request of SolarWorld Industries America, the largest PV manufacturer in the US. Keep reading →

General Wesley Clark Calls Solar Industry to Arms

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General Wesley Clark became the latest recruit to the clean energy industry yesterday with a call to arms for the American solar industry.

Gen. Clark told delegates at PV America West in San Jose yesterday that the solar industry could play a pivotal role in kick-starting the US economy. Keep reading →

Shale Gas Development Fuels Manufacturing Sector

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A new midstream service complex in Ohio is the subject of a recent deal that underpins a wider resurgence activity in the industrial sector driven by shale gas discoveries across the country, but particularly in the states underlying the Utica and Marcellus Shales.

An unexpected but common theme at the Wall Street Green Summit going on this week in New York is how unconventional natural gas development is strengthening the US manufacturing sector. Keep reading →

Regional Impacts Cited As Shell Chooses Site For Massive Petrochemical Complex

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The skyline of downtown Pittsburgh.

Shell Chemical has signed an option to lease land in western Pennsylvania for a possible “world-scale” petrochemical complex including an ethane cracker that would use abundant natural gas from the Marcellus Shale field to make ethylene and other components for plastics. Keep reading →

API Taking The National Fracking Discussion To The States

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The debate surrounding the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling as part of oil and natural gas development has certainly reached the national stage, but the American Petroleum Institute – the industry lobby – has not lost sight of stakeholders at the state level.

The group is holding a series of workshops in various cities throughout the country designed to educate interested parties about how API creates industry standards and guidance. When followed by drillers and contractors, those practices are intended to ensure safety and responsible environmental stewardship. Breaking Energy attended one of these workshops earlier this month in the New York the state capital of Albany. Keep reading →

Education, Immigration Said Keys To US Manufacturing

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A man works on the factory floor at Quadrant, a high end plastic processor on October 19, 2011 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Quadrant, a 70 year old company, employs more than 2000 people in 20 countries and is one of the few remaining manufacturers in the area to still provide stable jobs in an uncertain economy.

Modern manufacturing is not your grandfather’s factory, and the same traditional education and immigration policies are forming barriers to keeping manufacturing in the US. Keep reading →

US Leads In Energy Innovation, Loses In Manufacturing

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Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta moderates as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and US Energy Secretary Steven Chu deliver remarks on the state of energy, February 28, 2012 during the US Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Energy Innovation Summit at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, DC.

We can dream it – so why can’t we make it? Keep reading →

Energy Companies Pitch For Skills Of Returning Veterans

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A man stands in front of a windmill exhibit inside the Andrew Mellon Auditorium that is filled with an internactive and computer-operated show floor and stage for GE’s four-day event ‘American Competitiveness: What Works,’ February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. As part of its ‘Hire Our Heroes’ program, General Electric says it will hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business.

Faced with a need to fill more than 100,000 skilled jobs over the next eight years, US energy companies are working to attract veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with the experience needed in an industry that needs a large-scale upgrade in its infrastructure. Keep reading →

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