Solar PV jobs represented 44% of all the global renewable energy workforce in 2023, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In its 11th edition of the ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs’ annual report, IRENA highlighted that directly or indirectly, renewable energy employed 16.2 million people in 2023, of which 7.1 million … Continue reading Solar photovoltaics (PV) accounts for 44% of global renewable energy employment
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Renewable Energy Jobs Hit 12.7 Million Globally
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in one year despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing energy crisis, according to a new report. Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2022 identifies market dynamics as major factors influencing employment generation in renewables, along with labour … Continue reading Renewable Energy Jobs Hit 12.7 Million Globally
Continue readingEU industrial strategy must recognise wind energy as a job creator
Last week, WindEurope was one of the co-signatories of a letter calling for a robust industrial strategy to implement the Green Deal. Europe can only reach climate-neutrality through the sustained growth of wind energy to power the economy. This will be essential to ensure Europe’s long-term security of energy supply and technology leadership. The letter … Continue reading EU industrial strategy must recognise wind energy as a job creator
Continue reading11 Million People Employed in Renewable Energy Worldwide in 2018
Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.3 million in 2017 . As more and more countries manufacture, trade and install renewable energy technologies, the latest Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review finds that renewables … Continue reading 11 Million People Employed in Renewable Energy Worldwide in 2018
Continue readingRenewable Energy Employs 9.8 million People Worldwide
More than 9.8 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2016, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2017, released at IRENA’s 13th Council meeting, provides the latest employment figures of the renewable energy sector and insight into the factors … Continue reading Renewable Energy Employs 9.8 million People Worldwide
Continue readingEDF commissions a 30 MW wind farm in Turkey with Enercon wind turbines
The wind energy project was developed and built by Polat Enerji, a 50/50 subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles and Adnan Polat Group; a well-known and experienced wind power developer.
Continue readingWind energy in Honduras: the first wind farm in September
The wind power plant will have 51 wind turbines with 120 MW of Gamesa in the first phase and construction and engineering is done for Iberdrola for Wind Energy Mesoamerica.
Continue readingDuke Energy announces wind turbines for Willacy County
The Los Vientos I wind energy project, roughly 20 miles inland from the Gulf, will sell the electricity it generates to San Antonio-based CPS Energy.
Continue readingFord and SunPower To Bundle Electric Vehicles With Rooftop Solar Power
Electric car makers with lithium ion batteries and solar energy manufacturers have long known they share the same potential customers
Continue readingVestas signs 180 MW wind energy agreement to supply Eolus Vind in Sweden
In April, the company placed an order for 22 of its V90-2MW wind turbines for the Tolvmanstegen wind farm.
Continue readingGemasolar concentrated solar thermal power plant reaches 24 hours of uninterrupted production
Gemasolar is a concentrated solar power plant located in Fuentes de Andalucía (Seville), a property of Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Masdar ? Abu Dhabi’s clean energy initiative and SENER.
Continue readingGamesa agrees sale of 30 MW wind farm to Greentech Energy Systems
This wind energy facility, developed and built by Gamesa?s wind farm development and sale business, is equipped with 15 G90-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingNissan and JAF to Test Roadside Service Vehicle With Electric Vehicles Charger
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) announced a joint trial operation of a roadside service vehicle equipped with a charger to assist electric cars which run out of lithium ion batteries power.
Continue readingNew York state would greatly benefit from a five-fold jump in wind energy
Wind power in New York could be increased in the next eight years by more than five times the amount currently operating in the state, a new study has found.
Continue readingRenewable Energy Industry Leaders: RES = More Jobs By Tom Gray
With an RES, we estimate that we would invest approximately $1 billion more per year in wind power and $1.5 billion in solar energy.
Continue readingAbengoa Solar and E.ON complete 50% of their first 50 MW concentrating solar power
Abengoa Solar and E.ON have constructed over 50% of their first Concentrating Solar Plant (CSP) in Écija, near Seville in Spain.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf and Renault Fluence ZE go head-to-head
The Leaf is largely a clean-sheet design, built as an electric car from the outset, while the Fluence ZE is a modified version of a conventional model.
Continue readingDOE Announces $188 Million for Small Business Technology Commercialization
Includes $73 million in Recovery Act Investments to Help Small Businesses Bring Clean Energy Ideas to the Marketplace.
Continue readingThe Reality of Solar Panels at 50% Cost
Solar electricity currently costs at least $4/watt fully installed ? 1366 Technologies hopes to bring this cost down to under $2/watt fully installed, a reduction in cost by more than 50 percent.
Continue readingWind power in South Dakota
Wind turbines aren’t as numerous as cattle in South Dakota pastures, but they’re becoming increasingly common as the state’s wind power output increases year by year.
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