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Green Job Moves at Flextronics, Amonix, SolarCity and the US Government
Aneesh Chopra, the nation's first Chief Technology Officer, resigned his office last week. Chopra was a champion of merging America's IT prowess with the health care and energy sectors. He also brought a focus on the cybersecurity sector. He had spoken about accelerating the smart grid through innovation enabled by open standards. His office was [...]
Green Job Moves at Nanosolar, Solectria, Amonix, BrightSource, and Tesla
Solectria Renewables, a U.S. solar inverter manufacturer, grew its workforce by 65 percent in 2011 and looks to expand by 50 percent in 2012. Solectria Renewables claims to be the leading U.S.-based grid-tied photovoltaic inverter manufacturer for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar installations. Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) saw two high-level engineers leave the electric vehicle manufacturer, [...]
Green Jobs: Where Do Solyndra PR Pros End Up?
David Miller, the former Director of Corporate Communications at bankrupt solar firm Solyndra, has resurfaced as Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at LSI Corporation. LSI builds storage and networking components. Here's an example of Miller's work at Solyndra, as cited in Politico. Rubenius, a firm that aims to build massive amounts of utility-scale electrochemical energy [...]
Green Jobs: Good and Bad News for Solar Sector
Here's the last installment of greentech job movement in 2011, with this chapter devoted entirely to the solar industry: Hoku Corporation's CFO, Darryl Nakamoto, resigned. Hoku (Nasdaq:HOKU), in a case of questionable timing, is opening up a long-threatened polysilicon plant in Pocatello, Idaho. Hoku is a subsidiary of Tianwei New Energy Holdings, which is an [...]
Find the new Yahoo! Green at Shine Green
(Photo: Getty Images) If you’re looking for updated articles, blogs, and advice on living lighter on the planet, check out Yahoo! Green’s new home — Shine Green. New content is posted on Shine Green frequently from Yahoo! writers and our favorite contributors like Care2 Healthy Living, ecomii, Mother Nature Network, and Networx, plus new content [...]
Green Jobs: COO Leaves Silver Spring Networks
Warren Jenson, Chief Operating Officer at smart grid player and IPO aspirant, Silver Spring Networks, has left the company, according to VentureWire. Why would a COO leave one of the more successful and potentially lucrative greentech companies? Since the firm will not comment, a smart grid expert colleague offers these potential reasons: He's being forced [...]
Green Jobs: CEO Moves at EcoFactor, MiaSolé, ECD, Cobalt, Next Autoworks
We've learned from sources inside and outside the company, that home energy efficiency and thermostat company, EcoFactor, is experiencing a bit of a management shakeup. It looks like John Steinberg, the founder and CEO, will be stepping aside to allow another CEO to take the helm of the firm. We'll know more in a few [...]
Top 10 green jobs
With the economy tanking and unemployment skyrocketing, where are the green jobs? What is a green job? According to the United Nations Environment Program a green job would be “work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and service activities that contribute(s) substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality.” Can green jobs help our ailing [...]
Green Jobs: People on the Move in Solar, Energy Storage, Smart Grid, New Nuclear
Abound Solar, a manufacturer of CdTe photovoltaic modules and beneficiary of $ 400 million in DOE loans, has appointed Craig Witsoe President & CEO, replacing Tom Tiller, who will become Board Chairman. Tiller leaves because of "unexpected issues in our family." Witsoe comes to Abound after three years as CEO of Lineage Power, now GE [...]
Seven top green travel destinations
By Rebecca Lange, Planet Green Many of us love to travel but don’t love the negative impact our traveling has on the environment. All the cars, trains and planes we use require energy and are ever-increasing our carbon footprint. And while going on vacation may still require hopping on a plane or getting in the [...]
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