This page has resources to get you started on the specific topics you've chosen. Use the links in the table of contents area (left margin) to go to specific topics.
Below are some resources for national data. Often, you may be better off downloading the data into a spreadsheet, where you'll be able to filter, sort, and analyze that data more easily.
Here are some examples of how you might use the downloaded BLS data in particular:
For current news and developments, search in the Chronicle of Higher Education which is the main trade publication for this industry. Notice that there are two links below: we have a subscription to it directly from the publisher, and via ProQuest. The ProQuest search engine is far better than that of the publisher!
This is a long-standing concern and problem. Here are some articles about it.
Below are a variety of things: a market research report on the renewable energy industry (Fitch Solutions); the 2020 results of a survey done by Johnson Controls of energy and management executives; a link to CEBA, a clean energy buying cooperative, and more.
There's also a link to a big trade publication for the HVAC industry. You can search in this publication for news articles profiling companies/organizations trying to use renewable energy.
There is a lot of material for this topic out there! I strongly recommend figuring out a way to focus. For example:
For general article searching, use both ABI-Inform Global and Emerald Insight. I've also linked to an open access, scholarly journal that is directly on topic.