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Category Archives: Featured News

Washington State leads nation in energy efficiency jobs

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2019

Energy jobs in Washington State comprise 2.8 percent of the entire country’s energy efficiency workforce, making it the leading state in the country in energy efficiency jobs, according to the latest U.S. Energy and Employment report.

Explore the full report and the state-by-state comparison, as reported in the Washington State Wire, Washington leads nation in energy efficiency jobs.

Posted in Clean Energy News, Featured News, Publications & Resources |

BPA energy efficiency program receives national recognition

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Recognized by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Smart Industrial program has saved nearly 1.4 million megawatt-hours of verified energy since 2009. That’s enough energy to power over 130,000 average U.S. homes for one year.

The Energy Smart Industrial program offers support and provides rebates to more than 110 enrolled BPA electric retail utilities and their industrial customers.

ACEEE first recognized the Energy Smart Industrial program as an exemplary program in 2013.

Read more at The Energy News Feed.

Posted in Clean Energy News, Featured News |

Advanced solar panel production starts at SunPower in Oregon

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The California-based solar manufacturer SunPower has begun making its more advanced solar panels in its new Hillsboro, Ore. facility, four months after purchasing the former SolarWorld factory.

SunPower plans to make the advanced “P-Series” solar panels at the Hillsboro facility and has indicated it hopes to add workers as production of the new panels ramps up.

Read more in OregonLive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted in Clean Energy News, Featured News |

2018 Year in Review: Partnerships & Milestones

Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2019

Last year was a monumental year for completed projects at the Center of Excellence for Clean Energy. We are proud of our accomplishments—the projects, deliverables and milestones reached, including:

  • Washington Integrated Sector Employment (WISE) Grant: The completion of the U.S. Department of Labor TAACCCT Round 4 WISE grant project.
  • Utility Foreman Skill Profile: A collaborative project with the Center of Excellence for Clean Energy Advisory Board, the Power Utility Training Consortium and Washington State University Energy Program.
  • Energy Technology Program Resource Guide: Washington’s community and technical college (CTC) system continues to deliver the most current and relevant training and education that meets industry needs.
  • K-12 Pathways – New and Expanded Projects: As a state and a system, we continue to broaden the emphasis on reaching the K-12 pipeline, aligned with the Washington Career Connect Learning project.

For details on these projects and partnerships, see 2018 – A Year in Review – It’s About Partnerships.

Posted in Clean Energy News, Featured News, Publications & Resources |

WISE Success Stories

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018

The WISE consortium is proud to share WISE Project Success Stories, a series of success stories that highlight the WISE project and partnership.

Find out how the support received from the WISE Grant is making a difference for students, through advances, best practices, and program development made possible through the WISE Grant.

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U.S. Energy Report shows Washington State leading the way in growth of energy efficiency jobs

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report was unveiled in Washington, D.C. on May 16, by Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), former Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz and others.

According to the new report, Washington State has 150,000 energy jobs, over a third of which are energy efficiency jobs. In addition, 2.8 percent of all U.S. energy efficiency jobs are in Washington, making the state a national leader. Nationwide employment in this sector is expected to continue to increase, with energy efficiency employment projected to grow another 9% in 2018, and energy efficiency construction jobs projected to grow by 11%.

“Our nation is embarking on one of the greatest economic opportunities, and that is a clean, efficient, energy economy,” said Senator Cantwell during the Capitol Hill event.

In 2016, Senator Cantwell hosted a roundtable at Pacific Northwest National Lab in Richland, Wash., with then Energy Secretary Moniz. The event marked the release of a study by Senator Cantwell that included information on the role that Centralia College’s Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy has played in developing an energy workforce throughout the state.

“The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy has served the region for the past 12 years representing the needs and interests of the energy industry and labor partners. We are charged with narrowing the gap between employers’ demands for a highly skilled workforce and the college’s ability to supply work-ready graduates,” said Barbara Hins-Turner, Executive Director of the Center of Excellence for Clean Energy.

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HydroVision International, June 26-28

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2018

HydroVision International logo

The world’s largest Hydropower event will take place June 26-28, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

HydroVision International will provide recent graduates and job seekers with career information in renewable energy and green technology industries. Over 300 companies from around the world will be on hand recruiting new hires. Attendees will have access to more than 3,000 careers in computer technology, mechanical engineering, infrastructure redevelopment, biology, electrical engineering, and water resources management.

The Hydro Research Foundation and Hiring for Hydro program will provide information, and scholarships will be available for eligible registrants. For more information and to apply, see Hydro Young Professionals and HydroVision Hiring for Hydro announcement.

Posted in Clean Energy News, Conferences, Events, Featured News, Job Opportunities |

PNCECE Strategic Plan for 2017-2020

Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Over the past year, the PNCECE Advisory Board, comprised of energy industry and labor leaders along with education partners, thoughtfully considered the issues and challenges facing our Center, our students, Washington’s Community and Technical College system, and the energy industry in the Pacific Northwest.

We engaged with focus groups across Washington State for a candid assessment of our organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges. We heard consistently that it is the strength of our partnership with industry, labor and education that has been the pillar of our success.

Since our founding in 2004, the Center’s impact has grown from five to 20 energy sector programs offered throughout the Washington State community college system. These programs support the industry’s diverse workforce needs and technological advances in niche areas of energy such as smart grid, solar, energy efficiency, hydro and wind energy technology, while continuing to support the core curriculum of power generation, transmission and distribution programs.

Read the full PNCECE Strategic Plan 2017-2020.

Posted in Clean Energy News, Featured News, Publications & Resources |

Washington Jobs Project: A Guide to Creating Jobs in Grid Modernization

Posted on Tuesday, June 6, 2017

The American Jobs Project seeks to provide a research-driven guide for state and local leaders who want to ensure quality jobs for Washingtonians.

The Washington Jobs Project: A Guide to Creating Jobs in Grid Modernization was created by the American Jobs Project in partnership with the University of Washington and Western Washington University. Information was obtained from dozens of interviews with government, nonprofit, academic, and business leaders in Washington.

The report summarizes Washington’s competitive advantage in grid modernization. It provides a guide for growing state industry by capitalizing on growing market opportunities and aligning manufacturing with critical economic system components — including access to capital, innovation ecosystems, and workforce development.

According to the report, with the right policies, Washington’s grid modernization industry could employ an average of 13,800 Washingtonians annually over the next 13 years.

The Washington Jobs Project is intended to stimulate discussion of future growth potential and opportunities for barrier removal in the grid modernization industry.

Read the full report:
The Washington Jobs Project: A Guide to Creating Jobs in Grid Modernization

Learn more, including a Policy Bank detailing best practices and innovative ideas for job growth in advanced industries:
American Jobs Project

Posted in Clean Energy News, Featured News, Publications & Resources |

Annual Best Practices Summit agenda now available!

Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2017

On behalf of the Washington Clean Energy and Construction Centers of Excellence, we are pleased to share the full Program Agenda for the 12th Annual Best Practices Summit on June 1 and 2 in the new Centralia College TransAlta Commons building.

We have an exciting venue lined up ranging from Mark Taylor, an expert on multi-generations in the workforce and classroom, to best practice apprenticeship models in energy, construction, manufacturing, and cybersecurity.

New this year is an evening Northwest salmon and steak dinner with keynote on June 1. Chris Reykdal, WA Office of Public Instruction, will be talking about bridging K-12 and CTC workforce education. In addition, Governor Jay Inslee will be joining us for the social hour.

We hope that you are able to join us! Please register below.

Information and to Register:
12th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit

Program Agenda:
2017 Summit Program Agenda

We hope to see you there,

Barbara and Shana

Posted in Best Practices Summit, Clean Energy News, Conferences, Featured News | Tags: Best Practices Summit, Energy Summit, summit |

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