'Green New Deal must mean Renewable Energy Jobs Bonanza' Solarcentury founder tells Government
Speaking at the Prime Minister's Jobs Summit, Solarcentury Executive Chairman Jeremy Leggett said that "We went into the first phase of green industrialisation even as the global financial crisis broke. So, as far as renewable energy and energy efficiency are concerned, we have a substantial opportunity to work with the grain when it comes to the Green New Deal. With the right policies, solar and other industries can create hundreds of thousands of jobs surprisingly quickly, not in the distant future, but now."
Roofers queue up for solar training
Solarcentury’s new one day roofer training courses are proving a success with roofers looking to prepare for diversification in 2009. By January, the solar team will have trained nearly 30 roofers from 15 companies on how to market, specify and install C21e solar electric roof tiles and slates as part of their standard contracting service. Feedback so far has been extremely positive, with all trainees saying they would recommend the course to colleagues.Chris Hopkins, a recent trainee and Managing Director of Ploughcroft Roofing said: “This training for C21e system installation underpins our position in the vanguard of the roofing revolution. Last year we became the first company in the country to offer certificated National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) training in the fitting of solar panels on roof tops, and this is a great step forward.”
Reuters: Solar provides energy security
The recent report from the Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security warns that supplies of cheap, easily accessible oil will start to diminish by 2013.The industry lobby group, which includes Virgin, Yahoo, Solarcentury and transport operator Stagecoach, wants the Government to dramatically increase investment in clean energy and renewables to avoid an energy crisis. Reuters investigates.
