Clean energy now employs 34,000 in NC
|Tags: Financing & Economics, Geothermal, Jobs, North America, Solar North Carolina renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses have created the equivalent of 34,000 full-time jobs and generate $6.4 billion a year in revenue, according to a new report. The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association’s annual census...
China to spend $361B on new clean energy
|Tags: Asia & India, Clean Energy, Financing & Economics, Geothermal, Hydroelectric/Tidal Power, Jobs, Solar, Wind China will plow $361 billion (2.5 trillion yuan) into renewable power generation by 2020 as the world’s largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels, the country’s energy agency has announced. According to the National...
Emerging nations now lead in clean energy
|Tags: Clean Energy, Financing & Economics, Geothermal, Global, Solar, Wind Led by China and India, 58 of the world’s leading developing countries added 69.8 gigawatts of new wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable power generating capacity in 2015, surpassing for the first time the 59.2 gigawatts built last year by wealthier...