| Issue |
Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.
Volume 1, 2016
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| Article Number | 23 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/rees/2016038 | |
| Published online | 13 June 2016 | |
Research Article
Renewable energy sources: Jobs created, skills required (and identified gaps), education and training
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, Head of Training Department, 19th km Marathonos Avenue, 19009 Pikermi-Attica, Greece
⁎ e-mail: malam@cres.gr
As has been documented, renewables contribute significantly to employment growth, creating relatively more jobs than the fossil fuels they displace, an important fact due to the dramatic rise in unemployment experienced nowadays. The results of various studies made are presented, along with projections for the future. The jobs per installed megawatt of various renewable energy (RE) technologies are estimated for Greece and compared to conventional power production methods. Then, the variety of professions involved in each sub-sector of the RE industry (equipment manufacture and distribution, project development, construction and installation, operation and maintenance of plants) are presented, along with the recognized skills they should have to properly fulfil their tasks. Finally, selected initiatives undertaken by universities and vocational training providers aiming to address the identified skill shortages in all RE industry's parts are listed.
© C. Malamatenios, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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