1. 2009 Winter Meetings & Workforce Symposium National Governor’s Association Washington, DC March 5, 2009

2. Climate Prosperity -- A Strategy for Delaware
Generated when we use less, conserve and reuse more, and develop unique strategies to protect the environment
Green savings
Green opportunities
Green talent

3. Green Talent Who are they? Why are they important? What attracts them?35
Green Talent
Who are they?
Highly talented and skilled workforce
Expertise in and attachment to clean tech/new energy economy
year olds
Choose where to live before where to work
Why are they important?
Drive business success and regional economic progress
Increase business investment and entrepreneurial growth
Ability to attract them is critical factor in ability to succeed in the knowledge economy
Greening of the global marketplace
What attracts them?
Attracted by quality of life and sustainable lifestyle
Existence of competing, complementary, or interdependent firms and industries that do business with each other and/or have common needs for talent, technology, and infrastructure.
Delaware’s need for green talent
Delaware’s workforce is expected to age significantly over the next 20 years, reducing the workforce
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4. Cultivating Green Talent in Delaware
Vision
Delaware is a leader in the green global marketplace; magnet for young, dynamic, highly skilled workers who are looking for a challenge and a high quality of life.
Strategy
Eco-knowledge networks built on fundamental assets of place and people
Banks
Real estate
Markets
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5. Fundamental Assets of Place and People
Coastal Zone Act
Large off-shore wind resource
Eastern seaboard
People UD
Leads US in academic research on:
Offshore wind
Vehicle-to-Grid power
High-efficiency solar cell
Hydrogen fuel cells
DuPont
Leader in sustainable business development; life sciences

6. Marine Energy Talent Network
Network Components
Biological impacts on fish/sea life
Biological impacts on birds
Corrosion of devices in salt environment
Power output and integration
Meteorology
Ocean currents
Turbine design and engineering
Blade design and engineering
Power electronics
Distribution to operators in coastal areas
Analysis
Recruit and attract new talent in underdeveloped components
Green workforce of older transitioning industries (cars, boats, etc.)
Public Policy (examples)
State funded matching program for grants
Specific plan for underwater and wind energy turbine generation
Facilitate PPA’s MD VA PA NJ

7. Electric Vehicle Conversion Talent Network
Network Components
Electrochemistry for batteries
Nanochemistry/structures for batteries
Electric power system support for EV’s
Vehicle design
Software design for power management
Marketing
Power electronics
Export marketing
Analysis
Public/private/academic presence
Public policy (examples)
5 year R&D program
Training grants for smaller conversion company
Initial orders of vehicles

8. Outcomes and Impact
Strategic Analysis and Planning & Sustainable Policies that Promote High Quality of Life . . .
Greens and grows the workforce
Hubs/networks that attracts green talent
Greens existing workforce that can transition to new industry
Greens other components of the supply chain to these industries
Creates new opportunities and sustainable prosperity
New businesses/start ups
New opportunities and outlets for supply chain

9. Delaware Green Talent Initiative
Focus on new entrants/changing careers
Training
Job counseling
Placement help
Ongoing assistance
Develop a training blueprint for green jobs
Windsmiths
Energy efficiency
Green building certifiers
Electric vehicle conversions
Partnerships
Labor
Universities
Community colleges
High schools/vo-tech
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