News
Date	Description	Division	Type
11.25.09	GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS LAW CONSOLIDATING STATE SUPPORT FOR CLEAN ENERGY Governor Deval Patrick this week signed legislation that transfers the state’s Renewable Energy Trust to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, streamlining support for the Commonwealth’s green economy by making a single agency responsible for fostering t	MassCEC	Announcements
11.21.09	The Common Wealth of Mass. After spending years developing plastic solar energy cells, Konarka Technologies Inc. of Lowell was ready to begin full-scale production of flexible films that could be incorporated into purses and backpacks to create solar chargers for electronic devices	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
11.20.09	Grant seekers go green Looking to put some of its community members—many of whom have seen their jobs evaporate amid a troubled economy—back to work, administrators at Berkshire Community College (BCC) in Pittsfield, Mass., have committed as much as $200,000 in grant money to e	Workforce Development	Articles of Interest
11.19.09	Company Breaks Ground on 'Flywheel' Energy-Storage Plant Beacon Power Corp. broke ground today on a 20-megawatt, energy-storage facility in southeastern New York that will be the first in the nation to use a "flywheel" frequency regulation system to balance electricity supply and demand, according to the Tyngsb	Investments in Clean Technology	Articles of Interest
11.11.09	Cape Tech unveils new 'green' teaching tool	Workforce Development	Articles of Interest
10.26.09	Passion for conservation fuels bioengineering company As Wendi Goldsmith drives to a meeting in Louisiana, she can’t help but notice how the road she is on has disturbed the flow of water across the land. She reflects on how it could have been built differently in a way that would have improved the landscape	MassCEC	Articles of Interest
10.26.09	Mass. nets $33M in energy research grants Massachusetts was a big winner in the U.S. Department of Energy’s first release of stimulus-funded energy research grants, as six companies received a slice of the $151 million ARPA-E grant awards.	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
10.11.09	Expansion of green jobs unhindered by slump In other words, environmental initiatives have created opportunities across the professional spectrum. A recent report for the Department of Labor, “Greening of the World of Work,’’ identifies 91 “new and emerging’’ occupations. These include energy audit	Workforce Development	Articles of Interest
10.09.09	DOE Announces New Private Sector Partnership The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to $750 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help accelerate the development of conventional renewable energy generation projects. This funding will cover the cost of loa	MassCEC	Articles of Interest
10.02.09	Computer center funds OK'd HOLYOKE - The proposed high-performance computer center that could be located at the canals and feature a $50 million to $100 million investment has moved closer to reality, officials said on Thursday.	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
10.01.09	Grant Secures Energy Institute’s Future Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Worcester-based Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability (IEIS) is officially off the ground — even if it doesn’t have an executive director yet.	MassCEC	Articles of Interest
10.01.09	Mass. Clean Energy Center awards cleantech grant to Worcester institute Worcester’s Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability (IEIS) has won a $150,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to help get the institute’s operations running	MassCEC	Articles of Interest
09.30.09	Mass. Clean Energy Center Awards $150,000 Grant The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC) has awarded a grant of $150,000 to the newly formed Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability (IEIS) in Worcester to support the start-up phase of its operations. The IEIS grew out of discussions led by	Clean Energy Sector Development	Announcements
09.21.09	Diplomacy opens a portal to profit: Boston’s consulates focus on business Boston has long been one of a handful of American cities with a significant foreign consular corps, hosting full-time and honorary consuls general from 55 countries. Now, thanks to its combination of globally renowned technology companies and universities	Clean Energy Sector Development	Articles of Interest
09.16.09	Grant to fund green energy courses BROCKTON — Massasoit, Bristol and Cape Cod community colleges partnered in proposing the Green Energy Design and Building (GEDB) Project, which was one of only six in the state awarded a highly competitive Clean Energy Workforce Training Capacity Building	Workforce Development	Articles of Interest
09.04.09	Educated energy: Valley Tech among schools turning to green studies Valley Tech has received a $150,460 Clean Energy Workforce Development Grant from the state, one of six organizations selected from 38 applicants to receive the competitive grant and the only high school among the recipients. The Clean Energy Workforce De	MassCEC	Articles of Interest
09.01.09	Mass. green jobs grants awarded The grants announced Tuesday total $1 million, bringing the total amount of green job training grants awarded through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to $4 million. The recipients include Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District in Upto	Workforce Development	Announcements
09.01.09	Governor Patrick announces efforts to boost commonwealth’s clean energy workforce Newest round of grants is part of nearly $4 million invested since April to expand training for jobs in Massachusetts’s growing “green” energy sector	Workforce Development	Announcements
07.23.09	ATMC lab could be business boon Thanks to a $250,000 grant, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center unveiled its newest offering Wednesday.	MassCEC	Coverage
07.15.09	Patrick Administration Announces Selection of Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Technical Community College will serve as a hub for a statewide network of programs to develop, train and maintain a cutting edge “green” workforce that will speed the growth of the Commonwealth’s energy efficiency sector while expanding job o	Workforce Development	Announcements
07.15.09	GreenRay lands $2M for affordable solar power GreenRay Inc., the Lincoln startup developing affordable solar energy for the residential market, has closed on a $2 million Series A financing round. California’s Quercus Trust and New York’s 21Ventures co-led the round.	Investments in Clean Technology	Articles of Interest
06.25.09	Webinar: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities for Massachusetts The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) hosted a web meeting on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 10:00. We discussed the information that had been released about current open funding opportunities through	MassCEC	Announcements
06.09.09	Monday June 8th Bidders Webinar Proceedings The Below links are the presentation used during the optional webinar teleconference held Monday June 8th for the Workforce Capacity Building RFP, and a list of registered participants for the webinar. The CEC and Commonwealth Corporation encourage appl	MassCEC	Announcements
06.01.09	Take Our ARRA Funding Survey In an effort to take full advantage of the ARRA opportunities, the Clean Energy Center, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Energy Resources are trying to keep track of all of the applications for ARRA funding be	MassCEC	Announcements
05.31.09	'Green' jobs lining up on horizon Since she was laid off, Norma Shulman of Framingham has decided she has one more chance in her working life to change careers. She plans to make that switch count for something. Shulman, 63, a technical writer, lost her job at Bose Corp. in Framingham	Workforce Development	Articles of Interest