Green and Sustainability Jobs and Career Resources

 This article, on the state of green careers, provides information and resources for educators and students on current sustainable career trends and projections. Links to websites featuring sustainability related job offerings, disciplinary based sustainability associations, higher education consortia, and career pathways for students are included.

May 18, 2015

DAYAWAY Renewable Energy Career Listings

 This resource provides college students with searchable listings of available clean energy jobs to help them prepare for and find renewable energy careers. Also, check out their suggested Reading List for more information on the green energy sector.

May 19, 2015

Wind Vision: A New Era for Wind Power in the United States

This report, by the U.S. Department of Energy, was created to analyze and evaluate future paths for the wind industry through four main objectives: 1) Document the current state of wind power and identify important technological accomplishments and societal benefits2. Explore potential pathways for wind power to contribute to future electricity needs in the U.S.3. […]

Wind Technology Resource Center

 Use the Wind Technology Resource Center to find publications, data, analysis, and other technical resources on specific technologies or wind energy research topics. Search for resources with keywords, browse by topic or search for resources by state.

June 9, 2015

Enabling Wind Power Nationwide

 This report depicts how each of the 50 states in the US can reach their potential for wind energy through the use of next-generation larger wind turbines. A plethora of graphs, charts and maps accompany the text to give the reader a better understanding of wind generation potential.

July 7, 2015

Renewables Global Status Report

REN21’s Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) provides a comprehensive and current overview of the renewable energy market, industry, investment and policy developments worldwide to enable policymakers, industry, investors and civil society to make informed decisions. In addition to the report, gain access to infographics, presentations and previous reports and information.

Renewable Energy Standards

 This searchable database of renewable energy industry standards and publications includes guidelines for products, training, installation, performance and more. Standards for all divisions of renewable energy are included: bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean energy, solar and wind.

August 19, 2015

Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool

 This resource is a one-stop shop for information related to the cost, policies, incentives, and other details associated with on-site wind power. It was created to help policy makers, industry representatives, and advocates better understand what makes a successful distributed wind market environment.

December 10, 2015

Wind Maps & Data

 This resource provides wind maps, plus anemometer data, to help homeowners, communities, states, and regions learn more about available wind resources and to help them plan wind energy projects. In addition, discover over a decade of installed capacity maps showing how wind energy has progressed in the U.S.

NREL Publications Database

 The US National Renewable Energy Lab Publications Database includes technical reports, journal articles, conference papers, patents, presentations, books, fact sheets and brochures on green energy topics from 1977 to the present.