Jobs In Solar: Electrical Engineer / Renewable Energy / Power Distribution - Philadelphia PA

Date: 2011-05-27, 6:38PM EDT
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If your Dream Job is a Green Job read-on. . ..


We have a member company in North Philadelphia area seeking an EE who is or desires to become a specialist for "Mission Critical Electrical Systems" design, construction phasing, sequence of operations, and maintenance of: 7x24 Landfill Gas to Energy facilities; Bio-Mass Power facilities; Photovoltaic Distributed Generation plants designed to parallel with local manufacturing facilities for utility peak shaving; Fuel Cell Co-Generation plants; Wind and Solar Generation plants which parallel with local utility.


Projects and assignments may also include electrical design, testing, and construction administration for various tier I to tier IV data centers including new generators, distribution switchgear, fire suppression systems, cooling redundancy projects, and addition of UPS modules and static switches. Compensation $50k to 75K depending on experience


Qualified Candidates can send resume to jbaker@mascpa.org

BSEE or BSET Graduate

Prefer experience with Primary and Secondary Paralleling Switchgear, Custom Switchgears, Parallel UPS Systems to 3 Megawatts, data center floor layouts of distribution equipment and supporting peripheral systems.

Proficient in AutoCAD

Must be:

° Effective communicator with customers, in person and by telephone, and other employees at all levels of the company. Disciplined and goal oriented, while being creative enough to provide and work with new ideas and approaches to designs and processes. Team oriented and be able to work within schedules and budgets without sacrificing quality.
Apply Here

• Compensation: $50,000-70,000

Solar Power Used to Assist Oil Drilling California

Jobs in Solar: Attn: Women - Join our Solar Sales Team! (San Jose CA South)

Date: 2011-05-27, 11:13AM PDT
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Why specifically target women? Well, we don't get enough resumes from strong women who want an opportunity to prove what they are made out of- and we know there is a lot of female potential out there! Of course resumes are welcome from both men and women.

As a 22 month old company in the renewable energy sector we require raw skill and drive from our employees. Our product is a Solar PPA and our top sales people have an uncanny ability to build relationships quickly and have a genuine interest in scaling solar to replace current dirty fossil fuels.

If you are a strong woman and people have always told you that you are tough, strong and will be successful then you should send us your resume.

Position: Solar Advisor (sales rep)
Growth: General Manager and VP positions (earned by results not seniority)
Culture: Hard working, driven and passionate early stage career individuals

Qualifications:

 Bachelor's degree
 Superior communication skills (both written and verbal)
 Strong management skills
 Detail-oriented, accurate, and poised under pressure

Job Profile:

• Schedule: Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
• Entry level or early stage career
• Compensation: Base + Commission + Bonus Structure+ Benefits: 45-75K/yr
• Intensive classroom & field training
• Team atmosphere

Submit Your Resume

Compensation: $45,000-$75,000 (salary + commission + bonus + benefits)

Hollywood Center Studios Using Solar Power

Hollywood Center Studios has installed solar power rooftop systems on several of it's stages. The systems will generate 350,000 kilowatt hours per year and help to reduce the studio's electricity bill. Hollywood Center Studios' stages five and six were built back in 1919 and included the type of windows that would let in natural light for the various productions that were filmed on those stages. Those stages have 384 rooftop modules while stages ten and eleven sport 700 panels.

Tim Mahoney the Vice President and COO said using solar energy to provide electricity for the studios helps to address some of their environmental concerns as well as the concerns of the production companies who use their production facilities. Another concern is keeping costs down for everyone using the studios. “We hope to slow electrical consumption, especially during peak hours, and that could have a significant effect on our energy costs."

The Los Angeles based company is replacing thousands of incandescent bulbs with low-power LED lights and pursuing other ways to reduce energy use as well as reduce their operating costs.

Many famous and popular movies, TV shows and commercials have been produced at the studio such as the first two seasons of I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet, Green Acres, Everybody Loves Raymond, etc.

Visit Hollywood Center Studios.

Check out Wikipedia Profile of Hollywood Center Studios.

MIT's Soft Rocker Solar Powered Chair

Soft Rocker Solar Charging Chair

MIT's Soft Rocker Team, comprised of architects, engineers and designers have developed a solar powered chair called the Soft Rocker. It's made of softwood panels that form a loop with solar panels placed on the top of the chair. The chair's soft technology includes an integrated 12 amp battery that collects energy during the day and stores it at night. The chair tracks the sun as the person adjusts or repositions themselves in the chair.

The Soft Rocker allows any USB device to be charged up while users rest, work, communicate or socialize. The purpose and theory behind the design of the Soft Rocker is that it's a USB charging station in the form of tech inspired furniture. The designers are combining high and low tech as well as functionality to produce a unique social/work station. It's basically a large USB charger in the form of a chair. As long as we have this technology we might as well do something fun with it!

The MIT Soft Rocker team is led by Architect Professor Sheila Kennedy.

Check out the flamboyant USB charging solar powered Soft Rocker at MIT.

Photo Credit: MIT Soft Rocker Team.

Jobs In Solar: Division manager (Las Vegas NV)

Date: 2011-05-22, 4:47PM PDT
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Division manager needed for busy energy management and solar company. Currently looking for key individual to develop and manage HVAC division of Energy Solutions company specializing in Weatherization, HVAC, Solar Electric and Solar Thermal.

This is the HVAC division of the company and requires a person that is success driven and highly motivated to lead this entity. Must be highly organized, sales and goal oriented, able to motivate field and office employees. Must be able to manage by the numbers and be able to achieve company set objectives and sales goals.

Knowledge of HVAC field is preferred but will train the right candidate. Clean DMV and Criminal records. Send resume with salary history and references with reply.

• Location: Las Vegas NV
• Compensation: Base and a percentage of the net profit dollars earned by division

 

Wind Power 2011 Convention & Exhibition

Wind Power 2011 Convention & Exhibition is going on right now at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim CA. The trade show will feature companies that focus on manufacturing, sell and install wind turbines and other wind power related products and technologies.

One manufacturer was interviewed on financial network CNBC today and said he sold 1000 wind turbine units to a developer of a new residential community. The Wind powered units reach 30 feet tall so that will give the new development and interesting look or an unpleasant look depending on your point of view.

Speakers and hosts include controversial businessman Ted Turner, Jay Leno for entertainment, and will include typical conferences and educational sessions. To add interest, the show managers will unveil a "wind power themed" motorcycle at the convention similar to what Orange County Choppers does by making themed bikes for companies and events.

The wind power industry is struggling right now to gain attention. Natural gas, solar, clean coal, and other energy industries have stolen the spotlight leaving wind power having to try harder to get funding and backing from business, government and potential customers.

The convention is organized and sponsored by the American Wind Energy Association.

The trade show will be open Monday May 23rd through Wednesday May 25th 2011 at the Anaheim CA Convention Center.

Visit Wind Power 2011 Convention Site.

Lowe's to Offer Sungevity In-Store Solar Panel iQuote

Oakland CA based solar panel lease company Sungevity is partnering with home improvement giant Lowe's to provide in-store quotes for customers interested in leasing a solar panel system.  The system being used is called iQuote and provides customers the chance to see what a rooftop solar panel installation would look like on their home. The customer will be able to see the proposed installation in digital form and understand the savings related to going with Sungevity's solar lease program.

This in theory, saves the customer's time and effort by deciding to take advantage of the solar lease program while in the store instead of having technicians having to visit their home for an hours long introduction to the program.

Lowe's and Sungevity will be offering this new iQuote system in states where Sungevity already has a presence such as Arizona, California, New York, New Jersey, etc.

More at the Sungevity Blog.

Lowes.com

Jobs In Solar: Mechanical Engineer - Entry Level (Maryland)

Date: 2011-05-16, 4:11PM EDT
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Mechanical contractor specializing in renewable energy/geothermal and solar applications is seeking entry level engineer.

Training will include but not be limited to system design, estimating and project management. Fax resumes to 301-921-1912

Location:  Maryland

Chevy Volt Assembly Plant Chooses Solar Power

Photo Courtesy of GM

Southeast Michigan's largest solar photovoltaic plant will soon be powering up the assembly of Chevy's Volt. General Motors and DTE Energy are investment partners in financing the array that will be placed on a six acre tract of land that faces south for maximum exposure for the panels. The Detroit-Hamtramck 264,000 square foot plant will have an array that will generate 516-kilowatts of electricity, enough to charge up approximately 150 Chevy Volts everyday for a year.

The pv installation will save $15,000 a year under a 20 year easement agreement.

"Not only are we building the Green Car of the Year - the all new Chevy Volt electric car with extended range - we also are focusing on initiatives like reducing the plant's energy use and minimizing non-recycled waste." said Detroit-Hamtramck's plant manager Teri Quigley.

GM also uses hydro and landfill gas resources to run the manufacturing processes in the plant. Estimated time for the array to be completed is the end of this summer.

More at General Motors.

Jobs In Solar: Commercial Solar Project Manager (Encino, CA)

Date: 2011-05-10, 12:15PM PDT
Reply to: job-urp3t-2373355599@craigslist.org

Solar Energy company looking for a qualified Solar Project Manager (100kW<) to oversee the installation construction process.

Requirements:
Over two years of experience in the commercial solar installation field
Experience with large utility scale solar projects
Electrical; utility transformers, NEC code, Interconnections etc.
Roofing; extensive knowledge of roof structures.

Responsibilities:
Estimating projects 100kW<
Project Management and Construction Management

Contact Information:
CEGA Inc.
Tel-(818)334-5562 (Ara)

Location: Encino, CA

Solar Panels on Water-SPG's Floatovoltaics

SPG Solar since 2007 has been educating city administrators, winery owners, industrial mine owners, etc to the benefits of using a floating solar panel system. Often, business owners want to use solar technology but have niche businesses which don't adapt well to traditional solar panel installations. The idea of using floating solar panels or "Floatovoltaics" as SPG Solar calls its system, may be a good answer for these types of businesses.

Far Niente Winery is one of businesses taking advantage of SPG's floating solar panel system. They have an irrigation pond that holds 994 solar panels that rest on pontoons. "Vineyard land in this part of the Napa Valley runs somewhere between $200,000 and $300,000 an acre," said Larry Maguire, Far Niente's chief executive. "We wanted to go solar but we didn't want to pull out vines." 

SPG is also in talks with an owner of an industrial gravel mine in California to perhaps provide it Floatovoltaics to float in a settling pond where it the traditional solar panels would be a distraction and not practical.

There are other companies who do the floating solar panels as well. Floating solar panels can provide a niche energy cost cutting solution as well as help to stop water from evaporating if that is a problem.

More details San Jose Mercury News.

SPG Solar

The term "Floatovoltaics" is registered with SPG Solar..

Sterilizing Medical Instuments Using Solar Power

Rice Uni's Capteur Soliel

Students at Rice University have been working on a way to use the sun's rays for sterilization of medical instruments being used in third world countries. They have been modifying a device created by French inventor Jean Boubour called Capteur Soleil. This device was meant to capture the sun's energy in areas where it would normally be difficult to do so. Rice Uni students modified the device to the point it became a functional stove top.

The heat is collected using curved mirrors and insulated box containing an autoclave. An autoclave is a container or device that produces steam that sterilizes medical instruments. In this case the students directed the steam produced to heat up a conductive hotplate. They can easily get the temperature in the autoclave up to Center for Disease Control heat standards which is 121 Celsius for at least 30 minutes.

Any user can adjust the Capteur Soleil so that it collects the sun's rays more efficiently and heats up more quickly. Using the mid-day sun they found they can heat up the device in 40 minutes to an hour. They've sterilized tools and syringes as well as heated up biological spores which after a 24 hour incubation period came back negative for growth.

Doug Schuler, the student's faculty adviser said they are already using another version of the Capteur Soleil to cook food in Haiti and that this experiment is part of a larger project they have planned.



Many more details at Rice University.

Photo Credit: JEFF FITLOW
 

Jobs In Solar: Solar Construction Manager (Saddle Brook NJ)

Date: 2011-05-02, 2:51PM EDT
Reply to: job-tvegk-2358429006@craigslist.org

Alquimi Solar, LLC, a new Solar funding and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) company currently has access to over 100 million in investor dollars to install solar on commercial roof tops. We offer owners reduced electric bills and in some cases will install a new roof with NO cost to the owner. They don't need to pay for the Solar Panels, installation or new roof and get electric for less than what they are paying.

We are looking for a Projects Manager with a Professional Attitude and an understanding of Electrical Construction, General Construction and a desire to be part of a growing industry. You will need to manage multiple projects, keep track of inventory and procure parts and services to keep projects moving smoothly forward.

If you have a proven track record please call Rene at 201-794-4400

We also sell cash deals, build solar farms and other renewable projects.

Hiring Organization: Alquimi Solar, LLC - 201-794-4400

• Location: Saddle Brook New Jersey
• Compensation: TBD

EcoVantage-New Energy Saving Incandescent Light Bulb

Philips has unveiled it's new energy saving incandescent light bulb called EcoVantage. This bulb will meet energy efficiency standards set by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. It won't be as energy efficient as compact fluorescent bulbs but will produce a brighter light.  Philips hopes that will appeal to people who want to save energy but also want a better quality of light than a compact bulb produces.

The EcoVantage bulb uses halogen elements and technology to produce better light quality than a compact fluorescent. Another positive for this line of bulbs is that they don't have mercury inside them which most compact fluorescent bulbs do. If a compact bulb is dropped and breaks open the mercury inside spills on the surface and an emergency clean-up is required to safely get rid of the poisonous substance.

Wattage Conversion Rates for EcoVantage:

  <sup>-  43W replaces a 60W incandescent bulb   -  53W replaces a 75W incandescent bulb
  -  72W replaces a 100W incandescent bulb

Philips claims using this bulb will produce a 25% to 28% reduction in energy costs. 

The EcoVantage bulb is available at Home Depot and is currently listed for sale on Amazon.com. 

More details at Philips.</sup>

Chicago Area Proposed Solar Power Plant & Community Facility

Proposed Solar Power Plant

An architectural design group called Shortlist_O Design Group has a very interesting stylish proposed design for Chicago's Lake Shore Drive area. It's a combined solar power plant and community facility. Capable of generating 1 megawatt of energy as well as providing conference and exhibition halls. Again, this just a proposal but an eye-catching one!

Check out the interesting design at Shortlist_O Design Group.

* Photo courtesy of Shortlist_O Design Group.

Make Your Own Solar USB Charger for DIY'ers

A couple of years ago we posted about the "Minty" version of an Altoids tin solar charger. Here's another version of the Altoids tin type of usb solar charger that comes in under $30.00 for DIY'ers. You don't have to use an Altoids tin for this version.

This little version is from Joshua Zimmerman and requires several simple tools and parts. His version of the usb solar charger is under is under $30 and he also has a site that has ready-made versions and all types of DIY solar project kits and parts. Something to do on a hot sunny day during the upcoming summer months.

Instructions for DIY solar usb charger at Instructables.

Solar DIY kits and parts at Brown Dog Gadgets.