GULFPORT — Solar America Corp. completed the relocation of its corporate offices to Gulfport. The company said while the move to Gulfport places the corporate office closer in proximity to the company’s Solar N Stuff retail operation in Covington, La., the principal driver of the relocation was to take advantage of forthcoming state tax credits [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 2,2013
Tags: county, deadline, economic development, employee, employer, energy, government, green, incentive, job, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, panel, plant, solar, sustainable, work, worker
COLUMBUS — Solar silicon maker Silicor Materials has missed another deadline. The company failed to put up $150,000 in escrow money to show good faith and seal a deal that would have meant hundreds of new jobs to Lowndes County. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors in December agreed to extend the start date for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2012
Tags: Alternative energy, biofuel, electricity, employee, employer, employment, energy, environment, green, incentive, job, solar, sustainability, sustainable, wind, work, worker
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it. Research by The Associated Press finds the state has put in most of its total commitment, mainly in loans, to help some companies get off [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 4,2012
Tags: economic development, energy, entrepreneur, government, green, incentive, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, panel, power, solar, startup, state, sustainabler
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant says he’d prefer that the state not invest in startup companies like failed solar equipment firm Twin Creeks. The Republican says he’s steering the Mississippi Development Authority away from loaning or giving money to such companies. “I do not have a preference for startup companies,” Bryant told The Associated Press. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2012
Tags: certificates, certification, electricity, energy, manufacturers, manufacturing, plant, renewable energy, solar, solar panels, solar power
HATTIESBURG — Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar modules, has received both Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL) and International Electrotechnical Commissions (IEC) certifications to ship modules produced at its Hattiesburg factory. Stion modules with nominal power of up to 140 watts are now available, with commercial shipments from the factory commencing later this month. The first [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 5,2011
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Determining the potential of former landfills, brownfields and Superfund sites around the country to host solar panels and other renewable energy projects is the focus of a new assessment federal researchers announced Friday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado plan to spend the next year to 18 months [...] [...]
With the continued controversy over the Obama administration’s support for the now-bankrupt Solyndra, which came weeks after the collapse of Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar, the renewable energy industry is eagerly watching to see how other U.S. solar manufacturers will fare. Gov. Barbour has branded Mississippi as a green energy leader, and two companies he helped [...] [...]
Mississippians interested in high-paying jobs at solar panel manufacturing plants need to visit Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia or Pearl River Community College in Hattiesburg. Higher-level solar jobs require a two-year degree in science or technology or a four-year degree in industrial or manufacturing engineering. Other positions require aptitude testing. >>See complete story [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: January 23,2011
Tags: beef plant, clawbacks, Edward L. Glaeser, Gov. Haley Barbour, GREEN ENERGY, Kathy Gelston, Khosla Ventures, KIOR, Marianne Hill, Mississippi Development Authority, Soladigm, solar, Stion, Tate Reeves
See related Feb. 4 Business Blog post, ‘Haley Barbour and Khosla Ventures’ and Feb. 11 post, ‘WSJ: Learned from Khosla-backed energy startups that tanked.’ State leaders agree that affordable and reliable energy is essential for Mississippi’s future economic growth. Gov. Haley Barbour has said his energy policy is “more of it” and has aggressively promoted [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: April 22,2010
Tags: energy, solar
PHILADELPHIA — Mississippi Solar recently completed its eighth grid-tied solar system in Mississippi. The 1.7-kilowatt array is located in Webster County. It is the first solar system to be successfully connected by the Natchez Trace Electric Power Association under the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Generation Partners program, according to Mississippi Solar. All energy produced by [...] [...]
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