NABCEP offering three new “specialist” certifications
The PV Design, PV Installer and PV Commissioning and Maintenance Specialist certifications will be available at over 500 U.S. testing sites.
Tesla to lay off 9% of workforce, quit Home Depot
The company will return to selling solar primarily through its stores and online.
More U.S. jobs in solar than coal and nuclear combined
A new report from a think tank headed by former Energy Secretary Moniz reveals an additional 100,000 jobs with a part-time solar component, and hints at the political powerhouse that solar is becoming.
Tesla and Panasonic to hire 80 workers at Buffalo gigafactory
The Tesla/Panasonic gigafactory is taking on more workers, as a sign of health. However many details remain unclear.
Jürgen Stein steps down as SolarWorld Americas CEO
As what may be the first sign of many changes, the President and CEO who led SolarWorld through the Section 201 case is being replaced by a restructuring veteran.
New York to take bids for 20 large renewable projects by 2022
The Empire State state has announced a solicitation for 1.5 million megawatt hours of renewable electricity, to be delivered by 2022.
SEIA reports 18 companies reducing solar deployment, workforce in 2018
The national solar trade organization has listed cancelled investments and hiring as well as job losses in its comments supporting requests for exclusion from Section 201 tariffs.
Maryland report shows distributed solar’s real power is people
An analysis submitted to Maryland regulators found that distributed solar’s economic benefits – mostly labor associated revenue – was worth six times the value of the electricity to the grid.
Solar Foundation presents solar jobs maps, local data
The Solar Foundation has launched individual state fact sheets and a map view focused on jobs per U.S. congressional district.
Flow battery maker ViZn Energy closes shop
ViZn has laid off all of its employees and ceased operations, as the latest in a series of closures and bankruptcies for makers of alternative battery technologies.
