Colorado cleantech in the global spotlight

The Global spotlight is on ColoradoNational Placements

Hype Aside, 'Green Jobs' Are For Real
CNBC.com
June 3, 2011

Mike Couling, president of Redstone College's Denver campus, touts the benefits of Redstone's degree in wind energy technology.

Colorado Propeller Beanies get air on NBC's "The Today Show"
NBC
May 30, 2011

Exhibiting at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER trade show in Anaheim, the Colorado team met with companies interested in expanding or locating in the state and distribute the beanie-the most sought-after giveaway of the show.

Government funding spurs a new green rush
MSNBC.com
May 19, 2011

Cleantech training programs, like Colorado's Ecotech Institute, are becoming more and more prominent across the nation.

New U.S. Institutes Help Tackle Cleantech Workforce Shortage
Reuters
May 16, 2011

Doug Nieb of the Broomfield, Colo.-based Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Americas talks about Colorado's Ecotech Institute and the state's cleantech workforce.

Commentary - Colorado's New Energy Economy
Forbes.com 
May 27, 2010

In this op-ed, Governor Bill Ritter says that with or without Washington D.C., Colorado is creating jobs with more green energy.

How Will Gulf Spill Affect Energy Debate? A Chat with Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter
Newsweek
May 4, 2010

Governor Ritter discuses that making economic development part of the energy agenda is what will really help to address environmental challenges.

Colorado's Ritter Says Public Policy to Spur Green Jobs - Video
Bloomberg Television
May 4, 2010

Governor Bill Ritter talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton and Julie Hyman about the outlook for job growth in alternative energy. Ritter also discusses Colorado's renewable energy standards.

Vestas Makes Colorado a Clean-Energy Hub
The New York Times Green Blog
May 5, 2010

Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer based in Denmark, is helping Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter get a little closer to realizing his vision of establishing the state as a hub of the “New Energy Economy.”

International Placements

Rheinischer Merkur (Germany)

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)

SolarPV.tv (Germany)

  • Intersolar Europe report: Colorado, a great place for Solar PV investments - Tom Clark, Executive VP Metro Denver EDC - Video in English
    July 2010

Der Tagesspiegel (Germany)

Handelsblatt (Germany)

Information (Denmark - Original articles with translation - PDF)

  • Can aging innovators and market forces save the planet?
    March 2010
  • Ghost from the '70s
    March 2010

Børsen (Denmark - Original articles with translation - PDF)

  • Wind
    March 2010
  • Windmill Giants Vie for U.S. Market Competition
    March 2010
  • Siemens Sees End To Dry Spell in Orders
    March 2010