Several trends are shaping the future of green jobs and the growth of the green economy. Entrepreneurs from more established sectors like telecommunication and IT are moving into the green sector. Traditional companies are adding new divisions to take advantage of growing consumer demand for green products and services. And green-tech start-ups are buying up assets from bankrupt old-economy industries and re-purposing them, while energy incumbents are buying up green-tech assets.
Green-tech has seen a significant influx from telecommunication and IT industries. Big-name entrepreneurs such as Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, Ethernet inventor and 3Com co-founder Bob Metcalfe and Brightmail founder Sunil Paul have moved into green sectors like solar, wind, biofuel, water purification, electric vehicles and smart grid technologies. Employees as well as technologies also are cross pollinating from biotech, nanotech, semiconductor and automotive industries. Play the video below for some additional insight:
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AMONIX SECURES $129 MILLION IN PRIVATE EQUITY FINANCING
Amonix, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, announced that it has recently raised a $129 million Series B financing round led by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. Amonix will use the proceeds to accelerate deployments of its systems and expand their manufacturing capacity. In 2010, they also received $9.5 million in stimulus funding as part of the federal Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit, which will lead to 269 new clean energy manufacturing jobs in Nevada and 167 new jobs in Arizona.
Amonix designs and manufactures concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems that require less water, use land better, and produce more energy per acre than any other solar technology available today. With a long track record of real-world deployments, they have proven themselves to be one of the best choices for utility grade solar power systems in sunny and dry climates. Amonix is headquartered in Seal Beach, California. For more information, visit http://www.amonix.com.
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