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Green Jobs Report: Broward County 2010 Timothy McWhirter, Ph. D. Program Director, Broward County Green Workforce Innovation Project Slide 2 Green Jobs Report What are green Jobs? Why are they important? Where are they? Slide 3 The Broward County Green Workforce Innovation Project Objective Investigate how we can encourage the development of a green economy by: locating where green jobs are likely to be Looking for training, incentive and financing programs that will foster the development of green jobs. Sponsors Citi Foundation Broward College Broward Alliance Workforce One www.greenworkforce.wordpress.com www.greenworkforce.wordpress.com Slide 4 What are Green Jobs? Jobs associated with: clean energy production increasing energy efficiency reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution conserving water and other natural resources Slide 5 Examples of Green Jobs Clean energy production Photovoltaic System Installer and Designer Increasing energy efficiency Hybrid Automobile Mechanic Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution Technician at Waste to Energy Plant Conserving water and other natural resources Sustainability Director Slide 6 Why are Green Jobs Important? Stability States across the country have adopted Renewable Energy Standards, Mandates, or Goals requiring utility companies to produce a percentage of their power from renewable resources. These standards will create green jobs. Slide 7 National Renewable Energy Standard of 25% by 2025 would Generate Job Growth Slide 8 Why are Green Jobs Important? Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Where are the Green Jobs? Slide 13 Slide 14 Green Jobs in Broward County Biomass Using grasses and municipal and agricultural waste to generate electric power. Wheelabrator Plants (www.wheelabratortechnologies.com)www.wheelabratortechnologies.com Technicians ($37,000-$67,000) Engineers ($80,000-$90,000) County and state are planning to increase use of these plants. Slide 15 Green Jobs in Broward County Solar Energy Resources U.S. by Florida Solar Energy Center Slide 16 Green Jobs in Broward County Minority Builders Association received over $3 million to work with Advanced Green Technologies (www.agt.com) to train (OIC $1 million):www.agt.com Solar Thermal System Designer/Installer (avg. $46,000) Solar PV Designer/Installer (avg. $48,000) Weatherization (avg. $30,000) Slide 17 Green Jobs in Broward County Green Automobile Technician ($41,000) Hybrids Biodiesel Slide 18 Green Jobs in Broward County Aging Workforce in Utility Industry Below average turnover. High % of baby boomers. Renewable Energy Standards are forcing utilities toward renewable energy. $57,000 Meter Technician Slide 19 Green Jobs in Broward County Green IT Networking the Grid FPL Smart Meter Program in Broward (100,000 meters) Paperless Processes Cloud Computing IT Engineer $80,000-$90,000 Slide 20 Green Jobs in Broward County: Summary Biomass--Plant Engineer, Mechanic, Technician. Photovoltaic System Designer/Installer Hybrid Automobile Mechanic Utility Technician IT Engineer Slide 21 Green Jobs Broward County: Future Gulf Stream Slide 22 Green Jobs Broward County: Future Water Turbines FAU Center for Ocean Energy Technology Received $1.2 million Federal Grant Slide 23 Green Jobs Broward County: Future Space Solar Energy Pacific Gas and Electric has begun exploring renewable energy from space. Energy is converted into radio waves and beamed to receiving stations on earth. Slide 24 Living in the 21 st Century: Our Green Job Slow Food Eco-driving Sustainable Consumption