Newsletter June, 2016
2014-1-ES01-KA201-003527_1
Europe 2020 project aims at boosting young people’s opportunities in society by contributing to enhance those skills which will be necessary for them to succeed in 2020 Europe and which will facilitate their access to quality employment no matter what the gender or social background is. The main areas addressed will be promoting entrepreneurship, developing technical and digital skills as well as foreign languages competence. Furthermore, a special attention will also be placed on broadening students’ horizons and improving their intercultural and social competence as a way to facilitate their work in international teams. We are convinced that offering new perspectives and supporting their formation will make a positive and active contribution to young people’s employability and well-being. The following specific priorities are being addressed • Promoting the take-up of practical entrepreneurial experiences in education, training and youth work •Promoting young people’s social inclusion and well-being •Gender equality / equal opportunities •Entrepreneurial learning - entrepreneurship education •ICT - new technologies - digital competences Contents 1. Employment in renewable energies: Germany 2. Employment in renewable energies: Italy 3. Employment in renewable energies: Spain 4. Infographics "The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein."
Newsletter June, 2016
Employment in Renewable Energies: Germany
Germany is considered to be one of the 10 countries with the largest renewable energy employment. According to official figures, about 370,000 people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2010, especially in small and medium-sized companies. This is an increase of around 8% compared to 2009 (around 339,500 jobs). Below you can see the dstribution per sectors and also the perspectives for the future. Germany is widely known for its use of wind power, a sector that employs 138,000 people. Germany also has 56,000 jobs in solar PV and 52,000 jobs in biomass. (Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Environmental engineering, energy economics or renewable energy technology are some of the careers you can study in Germany. German universities offer a broad range of courses that let you qualify for this growing sector related to energies. In fact, according to statistics, there is a need especially for engineers and technicians, as well as for natural scientists and business specialists
Research by pupils from Ernst Sigle Gymnasium (Frank, Lisa, GĂśttler, Justin, Bartmann, Hanna & Nedljkovic, Stefan)
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Newsletter June, 2016 Employment in Renewable Energies: Italy
Research carried out by students of Liceo Scientifico Mario Pagano (Campobasso, Italy)
Newsletter June, 2016 Employment in Renewable Energies: Italy
Newsletter June, 2016
Employment in Renewable Energies: Spain Since 2000, the production and consumption of renewable energies have increased steadily in Spain, as the following graphs show. . 1990 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Hydrauli Eolian c
2186 1966 2543 3528 1971 3531 2724 1537 2227 2342 2024 2264 3636 2631 1767 3170 3369
1 236 407 581 803 1038 1350 1821 2004 2371 2833 3278 3798 3649 4255 4786 4473
Biomass
4007 3795 3939 4014 4216 4620 4727 4920 4835 5136 5341 6060 6680 7021 7558 6970 6828
Solar thermal
0 28 31 36 40 45 53 61 73 92 129 156 183 205 220 239 259
Solar photovoltaic
1 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 10 43 220 513 552 635 705 716 707
Solar Geotherm thermoelectric al
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 42 285 507 1482 1873 2142
0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 14 16 17 18 18 19
Total
6194 6031 6926 8167 7038 9243 8864 8350 9157 9996 10561 12327 15150 14666 16004 17772 17796
PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN 2014. 0,60% 0,80%
1,80% 2,80% 4,20%
HYDRAULIC BIOMASS SOLAR
3,80%
WIND BIOFUEL THERMOELECTRIC
Electricity from Renewable Sources represented 42.8% of electricity demand coverage during 2014. The country has a very large wind power capability built up over many years and is one of the world leaders in wind power generation. At first, Spain was one of the European leaders in Solar power; in fact, by 2007-2010 it was second only to Germany in installed capacity. Nowadays, other countries, for example Italy, have overtaken Spain. In 2015 solar power in Spain produced less than a third of that of wind power in 2015. Andalusia has a high potential for renewable energy (Biomass, Wind, Water, Solar Thermal, Biogas, Photovoltaic Solar). Renewable energies are also important for this community because of the benefits they provide: - environmental benefits -social and economic benefits. 16,000 direct jobs in 2011 28,000 indirect jobs (2011) 1,300 companies (2011)
Renewable Energies in Andalusia(2015) Biomass Biogas Photovoltaic Solar Wind Water Solar Thermal
10%
14%
2%
4%
54%
3% 13%
SPAIN
Renewable energy
SOLAR PLANTS
ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 2007 AND 2012
WIND POWER INSTALLATION
data
27 SOLAR PLANTS 56.6 MEGAWATTS MORE THAN 226.400
56 WIND FARMS 2.600 MEGAWATTS AND 1.300 AEROGENERATORS
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
GLOBAL
WIND ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAICS
80 WIND FARMS 2.800 MEGAWATTS OF POWER INSTALLED AND MORE THAN 2.000 AEROGENERATORS
50 PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS WITH 1.000 MEGAWATTS OF POWER HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND MORE THAN 1.500.000 OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS.
Business figures
185.000.0000
euros in Manufacturation
BETWEEN 1999 AND 2012
MORE THAN 1.700 EMPLOYEES
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Wind power This power is the most frequently used in our autonomous region. In Andalusia there are 147 wind farms. Some of the wind companies which instal wind farms near Baza are: Acción Energía, Iberdrola, Al Andalus Wind Power, Uniwindet S.L., Sistemas Energéticos Nacimiento, Unión Eólica Andaluza S.L. Solar power In Andalusia we can also find many job offers related to solar energies. Some of the solar companies in Andalusia are Green Power Technologies S.L., Giersolar S.L., Solartel Écija S.L., Soltaica S.L.
Newsletter June, 2016 Employment in Renewable Energies: Spain Qualifications and careers If you want to work in this field, we can choose among one of the following types of qualifications degrees: •Vocational Education and Training (technician and higher technician qualifications) •Universitary degrees •Masters Wind It is a sector whose professional profiles are similar to classical assembly industry. Qualifications needed: •Industrial engineer, specialty in electromechanics • industrial engineer, speciality in mechanics •Aeronautical engineer in aerodynamics and design •Industrial technical engineer, speciality in electrical engineering. •Industrial technical engineer, speciality in mechanics. •Mechanical assembly of industrial equipment. •Installation and commissioning of machinery. •Welding. • Production of cast and powder metallurgy.
Solar Professional profiles in the solar sector are emerging and changing. Nowadays there are 3 profiles: -Project engineer and Solar and Thermal energy assembler. -Assembler of solar thermal energy. -Maintenance technician solar/thermal energy Biomass In the field of Biomass, we can find the following jobs and careers among others: -Biomass power plant manager -Biomass warehouse operator -Biomass engineering
In Andalusia there are many different opportunities for people who want to devote to the field of renewable energies. We can distinguish three groups: ~Professional training: Such as senior technician in renewable energy, senior technician in power plants, senior technician in energy efficiency, thermal solar energy and so on ~University dregrees: For example ‘Degree in Engineering Energy Resources’ in Jaen, ‘Degree in power engineering’ in Málaga and Seville. ~Master’s dregrees: There also are different master’s degrees in different cities. The ‘Master in renewable energy’ which is located in Almeria, nevertheless there are a lot of masters that you can do via Internet and then you can do the internships in a company. With respect to the evolution of employment in the renewable energies sector, unfortunately it is recorded in 2013 a total of 93,415 jobs, representing a loss of employment compared to 2012 by 19,832 jobs
Newsletter June, 2016 Green Jobs Infographics
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