VentureLoop, a job site specializing in job postings from venture-backed growth companies, has launched CleanLoop, a job site dedicated to advertising vacancies within emerging solar, alternative fuels, advanced materials, and software technology companies.

Cleantech is a term used to describe knowledge-based products or services that improve operational performance, productivity, or efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste, or pollution.

“As the number of cleantech job opportunities continue to surface, job candidates will have the option to locate emerging cleantech companies,” said Jeremy McCarthy, CEO of VentureLoop. “With more than 600 venture-backed companies at VentureLoop, we’re excited to branch out with a site focused on our client base that is in a market that is poised for immediate and long-term growth.”

According to Wikipedia, the North American cleantech venture capital investment covers more than $8.8 billion of cleantech venture investments over a 10-year period (from 1999 through to the end of 2005) and projects cleantech investment to the end of 2009.

Reports forecast that capital dedicated to cleantech could total $10 billion from 2005 through 2009. With so many companies expanding, hiring functions will be driven towards finding job seekers with prior experience in the cleantech industry.

June through August, while CleanLoop is in its beta phase, job postings are free for companies. Bloggers and cleantech websites will also be able to add the CleanLoop widget to their site to display the latest news in the industry.

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